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1918 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the
Pulitzer Prize
s for 1918.
Journalism awards
Public Service
:
The New York Times
, for its public service in publishing in full so many official reports, documents and speeches by European statesmen relating to the progress and conduct of World War I.
Reporting
:
Harold A. Littledale
of the
New York Evening Post
, for a series of articles exposing abuses in and leading to the reform of the
New Jersey State prison
.
Editorial Writing
:
Louisville Courier Journal
, for the editorial article, "" and the editorial, "". (No author was named, but the editorials were written by
Henry Watterson
.)
Newspaper History Award
:
Minna Lewinson
and
Henry Beetle Hough
, students at the
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
, for
A History of the Services Rendered to the Public by the American Press During the Year 1917
. (1918 was the only year in which this particular award was given.)
Letters and Drama Awards
Novel
:
His Family
by
Ernest Poole
(
Macmillan
)
Drama
:
Why Marry?
by
Jesse Lynch Williams
(
Scribner
)
History
:
A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865
by
James Ford Rhodes
(
Macmillan
)
Biography or Autobiography
:
Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed
by
William Cabell Bruce
(
Putnam
)
Special Citations and Awards
Poetry
:
' by
Sara Teasdale
(
Macmillan
). This award was made possible by a special grant from the
Poetry Society of America
.
References
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