Pulitzer Prize 2019 winners

Tuesday, Apr 16, 2019 at 4:23pm

The winners of this year's Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The Prizes, named after 19th century newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, honour excellence in journalism and the arts, and are awarded annually.

The Pulitzers are divided into many categories, and the finalists and winners of every category can be found on the Pulitzer Prize website. Of particular note to the world of books are the following 2019 winners:

• Fiction: The Overstory by Richard Powers
• Drama: Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury
• History: Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight
• Biography: The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C. Stewart
• Poetry: Be With by Forrest Gander
• General Nonfiction: Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America by Eliza Griswold

Congratulations to all of the winners! For more details on the Pulitzers, see the official website.

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