1992 Pulitzer Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jane Smiley |
A Thousand Acres
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| Don DeLillo |
Mao II
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| David Gates |
Jernigan
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| Robert M. Pirsig |
Lila: An Inquiry into Morals
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Pulitzer Prize for History
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| William Cronon |
Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West
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| John Frederick Martin |
Profits in the Wilderness: Entrepreneurship and the Founding of New England Towns in the Seventeenth Century
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| Richard White |
The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815
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| Mark E. Neely, Jr. |
The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties
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| Theodore Draper |
A Very Thin Line: The Iran-Contra Affairs
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert Schenkkan |
The Kentucky Cycle
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| David Feldshuh |
Miss Evers' Boys
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| August Wilson |
Two Trains Running
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| Herb Gardner |
Conversations with My Father
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| Donald Margulies |
Sight Unseen
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Pulitzer Prize for Music
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Wayne Peterson |
The Face of the Night, The Heart of the Dark
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| Ralph Shapey |
Concerto Fantastique
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Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
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| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Dayton Daily News
For extensive reporting by Mike Casey and Russell Carollo that revealed gross national neglect of worker safety conditions and regulations and prompted workplace-reform legislation. |
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The Sacramento Bee
For "The Sierra in Peril," reporting by Tom Knudson that examined environmental threats and damage to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. |
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The Washington Post
For articles exploring the causes and human consequences of the epidemic of gun violence in the capital area that claimed more than 3,000 lives in five years. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dan Malone |
For reporting that charged Texas police with extensive misconduct and abuses of power. |
| Lorraine Adams |
For reporting that charged Texas police with extensive misconduct and abuses of power. |
| Jennifer Hyman |
For an investigation that revealed secret links between the Rochester Institute of Technology and the CIA. |
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The Greenville News
For its persistent investigation of financial abuses at a University of South Carolina foundation, which prompted significant reforms. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert S. Capers |
For a series about the flawed Hubble Space Telescope that illustrated many of the problems plaguing America's space program. |
| Eric Lipton |
For a series about the flawed Hubble Space Telescope that illustrated many of the problems plaguing America's space program. |
| James O'Byrne |
For \"Louisiana in Peril,\" articles about the toxic waste and pollution that threaten the future of the state. |
| Mark Schleifstein |
For \"Louisiana in Peril,\" articles about the toxic waste and pollution that threaten the future of the state. |
| G. Andrew Boyd |
For \"Louisiana in Peril,\" articles about the toxic waste and pollution that threaten the future of the state. |
| Rob Carson |
For comprehensive coverage of a controversial and ultimately unsuccessful special initiative on the state's 1991 ballot that would have granted terminally ill individuals the right to have a physician end their lives. |
| Geff Hinds |
For comprehensive coverage of a controversial and ultimately unsuccessful special initiative on the state's 1991 ballot that would have granted terminally ill individuals the right to have a physician end their lives. |
| Suki Dardarian |
For comprehensive coverage of a controversial and ultimately unsuccessful special initiative on the state's 1991 ballot that would have granted terminally ill individuals the right to have a physician end their lives. |
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Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Patrick J. Sloyan |
For his reporting on the Persian Gulf War, conducted after the war was over, which revealed new details of American battlefield tactics and \"friendly fire\" incidents. |
| Dudley Althaus |
For his articles on the causes of the cholera epidemic in Peru and Mexico. |
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Los Angeles Times
For its vivid and comprehensive coverage of the Soviet Union's collapse. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Howell Raines |
For 'Grady's Gift,' an account of the author's childhood friendship with his family's black housekeeper and the lasting lessons of their relationship. |
| Frank Bruni |
For his profile of a child molester that challenged many assumptions about sexual abuse. |
| Sheryl James |
For her gripping account of the effort to transplant the organs of a dead boy and turn the tragedy of his death into a gift of life for others. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Anna Quindlen |
For her compelling columns on a wide range of personal and political topics. |
| Liz Balmaseda |
For her columns about local Cuban-Americans and the issues affecting the immigrant community. |
| Robert Lipsyte |
For his insightful commentary on the world of sports. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Deborah Blum |
For her series, \"The Monkey Wars,\" which explored the complex ethical and moral questions surrounding primate research. |
| Russ Conway |
For his reporting about questionable business practices in professional hockey. |
| Gregg Jones |
For stories about the state's faltering rural health-care system. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Maria Henson |
For her editorials about battered women in Kentucky, which focused statewide attention on the problem and prompted significant reforms. |
| Robert J. Gaydos |
For his editorials on a variety of local and national issues. |
| Henry Bryan |
For his editorial campaign urging state support of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit System, the fourth largest mass-transit system in the nation. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Kaplan |
For his photographs depicting the diverse lifestyles of seven 21-year-olds across the United States. |
| Paul Kuroda |
For his photographs of the dangerous journey of illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexican border. |
| Bill Snead |
For his photographs depicting the harshness and misery of the Kurdish refugee camps. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| William S. McFeely |
Frederick Douglass
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| Michael Shelden |
Orwell
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| Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr. |
Fortunate Son: The Autobiography of Lewis B. Puller Jr.
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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert Creeley |
Selected Poems
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| Adrienne Rich |
An Atlas of the Difficult World
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| James Tate |
Selected Poems
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Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Andre Dubus |
Broken Vessels
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| Daniel Yergin |
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
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| Thomas Byrne Edsall |
Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics
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| Mary D. Edsall |
Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics
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Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jeff Taylor |
For their critical examination of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
| Mike McGraw |
For their critical examination of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
| Donald Barlett |
For their series \"America: What Went Wrong?\" which examined the public policy failures that have diminished the American middle class. |
| James Steele |
For their series \"America: What Went Wrong?\" which examined the public policy failures that have diminished the American middle class. |
| Maureen Dowd |
For her coverage of national politics and its personalities. |
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Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Associated Press |
For photographs of the attempted coup in Russia and the subsequent collapse of the Communist regime. |
| David C. Turnley |
For a photograph from the Persian Gulf War of a grieving American soldier sitting by the body of a slain friend. |
| Associated Press |
For photographs of Albanian refugees stranded in Italy. |
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Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
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Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
[Spot News Reporting] For its coverage of a helicopter crash in a local schoolyard that killed U.S. Senator John Heinz and six others. |
| The Martha's Vineyard Gazette LLC |
Vineyard Gazette
[Spot News Reporting] For its coverage of the destruction to the island community of Martha's Vineyard by Hurricane Bob. |
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Newsday
[Spot News Reporting] For coverage of a midnight subway derailment in Manhattan that left five passengers dead and more than 200 injured. |
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