Awards & Winners

1993 Pulitzer Prize

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1993 Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Robert Olen Butler

Honored for : A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alice McDermott At Weddings and Wakes
Joyce Carol Oates Black Water
Robert Olen Butler A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
Pulitzer Prize for History

Gordon S. Wood

Honored for : The Radicalism of the American Revolution

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edward L. Ayers The Promise of the New South
Garry Wills Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America
Gordon S. Wood The Radicalism of the American Revolution
Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Tony Kushner

Honored for : Millennium Approaches

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tony Kushner Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
Larry Kramer The Destiny of Me
Anna Deavere Smith Fires in the Mirror
Pulitzer Prize for Music

Christopher Rouse

Honored for : Trombone Concerto

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Rouse Trombone Concerto
Leon Kirchner Music for Cello and Orchestra
Joan Tower Violin Concerto
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service

The Miami Herald

(For coverage that not only helped readers cope with Hurricane Andrew's devastation but also showed how lax zoning, inspection and building codes had contributed to the destruction.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Miami Herald
For coverage that not only helped readers cope with Hurricane Andrew's devastation but also showed how lax zoning, inspection and building codes had contributed to the destruction.
Orlando Sentinel
For the exposure by reporters Jeff Brazil and Steve Berry of the unjust seizure of millions of dollars from motorists -- most of them minorities -- by a sheriff's drug squad.
The Seattle Times
For disclosing numerous allegations of sexual harassment of women by U.S. Sen. Brock Adams of Washington, who then dropped his bid for re-election.
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting

Steve Berry, Jeff Brazil

(For exposing the unjust seizure of millions of dollars from motorists - most of them minorities - by a sheriff's drug squad.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Berry
For exposing the unjust seizure of millions of dollars from motorists - most of them minorities - by a sheriff's drug squad.
Jeff Brazil
For exposing the unjust seizure of millions of dollars from motorists - most of them minorities - by a sheriff's drug squad.
Dave Davis
For their series about victims of botched radiation therapy and lax regulation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other agencies.
Ted Wendling
For their series about victims of botched radiation therapy and lax regulation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other agencies.
Terry Ganey
For investigations of corruption by a Missouri attorney general and a St. Louis chief prosecutor.
Michael D. Sorkin
For investigations of corruption by a Missouri attorney general and a St. Louis chief prosecutor.
Louis J. Rose
For investigations of corruption by a Missouri attorney general and a St. Louis chief prosecutor.
James Heaney
For stories that identified the major causes of the decline of Buffalo's older neighborhoods and proposed possible solutions.
Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism

Mike Toner

(For 'When Bugs Fight Back,' a series that explored the diminishing effectiveness of antibiotics and pesticides.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Toner
For \"When Bugs Fight Back,\" a series that explored the diminishing effectiveness of antibiotics and pesticides.
Dennis Farney
For \"The American Civilization,\" a series of articles examining Jeffersonian ideals in contemporary America.
The Post-Standard
For its series about the inadequate medical care given New York state prison inmates.
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting

David Maraniss

(For his revealing articles on the life and political record of candidate Bill Clinton.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Maraniss
For his revealing articles on the life and political record of candidate Bill Clinton.
Donald C. Drake
For their investigation of the pharmaceutical industry and its role in the soaring costs of prescription drugs in the United States
Marian Uhlman
For their investigation of the pharmaceutical industry and its role in the soaring costs of prescription drugs in the United States
Douglas Frantz
For documenting the clandestine effort of the U.S. government to supply money and weapons to Iraq in the 1980's and up to the weeks before the Gulf War.
Murray Waas
For documenting the clandestine effort of the U.S. government to supply money and weapons to Iraq in the 1980's and up to the weeks before the Gulf War.
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting

John F. Burns

(For his courageous and thorough coverage of the destruction of Sarajevo and the barbarous killings in the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roy Gutman
For his courageous and persistent reporting that disclosed atrocities and other human rights violations in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
John F. Burns
For his courageous and thorough coverage of the destruction of Sarajevo and the barbarous killings in the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Jane Perlez
For her revealing reporting on the famine and suffering in Somalia.
John-Thor Dahlburg
For his probing accounts of widespread nuclear pollution in the former Soviet Union.
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting

Roy Gutman

(For his courageous and persistent reporting that disclosed atrocities and other human rights violations in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roy Gutman
For his courageous and persistent reporting that disclosed atrocities and other human rights violations in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
John F. Burns
For his courageous and thorough coverage of the destruction of Sarajevo and the barbarous killings in the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Jane Perlez
For her revealing reporting on the famine and suffering in Somalia.
John-Thor Dahlburg
For his probing accounts of widespread nuclear pollution in the former Soviet Union.
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing

George Lardner Jr.

(For his unflinching examination of his daughter's murder by a violent man who had slipped through the criminal justice system.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Lardner Jr.
For his unflinching examination of his daughter's murder by a violent man who had slipped through the criminal justice system.
Hank Stuever
For his lively and vivid reporting of the celebration of a young couple's wedding.
Judith Valente
For her moving story about a family brought together by AIDS.
Pulitzer Prize for Commentary

Liz Balmaseda

(For her commentary from Haiti about deteriorating political and social conditions and her columns about Cuban-Americans in Miami.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Liz Balmaseda
For her commentary from Haiti about deteriorating political and social conditions and her columns about Cuban-Americans in Miami.
Betty DeRamus
For her columns about the problems and promise of urban America.
Bill Johnson
For his impressionistic accounts of his South Central Los Angeles neighborhood before and after the riots.
Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting

Joseph B. White, Paul Ingrassia

([Beat Reporting] For often exclusive coverage of General Motors' management turmoil.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Ingrassia
For often exclusive coverage of General Motors' management turmoil.
Joseph B. White
For often exclusive coverage of General Motors' management turmoil.
Jesse Katz
For a series of portraits and analyses that illuminated the causes and effects of Los Angeles gang life.
Fawn Vrazo
For her comprehensive coverage of women's health issues.
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism

Michael Dirda

(For his book reviews.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Dirda
For his book reviews
Gail Caldwell
For her literary and social criticism.
Leonard Pitts
For critical articles on popular music and culture.
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning

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Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Benson
Jeff Danziger
Don Wright
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

Associated Press

(For its portfolio of images drawn from the 1992 presidential campaign.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Associated Press
For its portfolio of images drawn from the 1992 presidential campaign.
Yunghi Kim
For her photographs of the famine, war and American relief efforts in Somalia.
Associated Press
For its photographs from Somalia of the struggle for survival of a nation and its people.
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography

David McCullough

Honored for : Truman

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Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Isaacson Kissinger
James Gleick Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
David McCullough Truman
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Louise Glück

Honored for : The Wild Iris

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Nominee Nominated Work
Louise Glück The Wild Iris
John Ashbery Hotel Lautre?amont
James Merrill Selected Poems 1946-1985
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction

Garry Wills

Honored for : Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Matthews Where the Buffalo Roam
Garry Wills Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America
Richard Rodriguez Days of Obligation
Susan Griffin A chorus of stones
Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography

Ken Geiger, William Snyder

(For their dramatic photographs of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ken Geiger
For their dramatic photographs of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
William Snyder
For their dramatic photographs of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
The Palm Beach Post
For its coverage of the shattering impact of Hurricane Andrew on South Florida.
El Nuevo Herald The Miami Herald
For pictures depicting the force of Hurricane Andrew and the strength of those who survived the storm.
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting

Los Angeles Times

([Spot News Reporting] For balanced, comprehensive, penetrating coverage under deadline pressure of the second, most destructive day of the Los Angeles riots.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Miami Herald
[Spot News Reporting] For its sensitive reporting of the failed legal battle fought by parents of a child born without a brain to donate the child's organs before her death.
The Spokesman-Review
[Spot News Reporting] For detailed, often exclusive reporting of an 11-day clash in Northern Idaho between an armed white separatist and 300 law enforcement officers.
Los Angeles Times
[Spot News Reporting] For balanced, comprehensive, penetrating coverage under deadline pressure of the second, most destructive day of the Los Angeles riots.