The Pulitzer Prize(s) was first awarded in 1917. Contrary to popular belief, there is more than one Pulitzer given each year. Prizes are awarded for a number of subcategories under both Journalism and Letters, Drama and Music.
The 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction was Richard Russo for his novel "Empire Falls."
In 1970, Charles Wuorinen became the youngest composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music for Time's Encomium. He was 32 years old.
The Pulitzer Prize Board changed the "Novel" category to "Fiction" in 1948.The winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for fiction was The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Riverhead Books).
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was created in 1948.
Author Toni Morrison wrote Beloved, the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner in Fiction.
Dorothy Uhnak is one Pulitzer Prize winner with a last name starting with the letter U. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1963 for her novel "The Bunyip."
The Pulitzer Prize winner in 1961 that starts with a "T" was Theodore H. White for General Non-Fiction for his book "The Making of the President, 1960."
"Larry" Richard Russo wrote "Empire Falls" which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2002, and it is his most acclaimed work. "Foreign Affairs" is a novel by American author Alison Lurie, and it also won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1985.
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2007.
Ellen Glasgow won the 1942 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for her novel, In This Our Life.
Martin Flavin won the 1944 Pulitzer Prize for his novel, Journey in the Dark. The Pulitzer Prize Board changed the category from "Novel" to "Fiction" in 1948.
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.