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π Literary Awards
πΊπΈ Pulitzer Prize
USA's most prestigious award for literature, journalism and music; given since 1917
USA 1917 Literary Awards
π Key Facts
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Awarded annually by Columbia University since 1917 in 21 categories including Fiction, Drama, Poetry
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Toni Morrison, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and Harper Lee are among Fiction winners
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The New York Times has won more Pulitzer Prizes than any other news organisation
Founded by Joseph Pulitzer, a newspaper publisher who endowed Columbia University to establish the prizes
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π Literary Awards
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πΊπΈ USA
Year / Era
1917
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USA's most prestigious award for literature, journalism and music; given since 1917