Literary Prize Winners, 1901 to 2026
Every winner of 19 literary prizes, with a written summary and the historical context for each one. Browse by prize, by year, or by what a book is about.
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Poetry
Selected Poems
“This 1938 Selected Poems traces John Gould Fletcher's full arc as a poet, from his early experiments as a founding member of the Imagist movement through to the more traditionally…”
Read about this bookThe 2026 Winners
All 9 winnersEvery prize we track that has announced a 2026 winner, newest first.
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Angel Down Pulitzer Prize for FictionAngel DownPulitzer Prize
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The Correspondent Women's Prize for FictionThe CorrespondentWomen's Prize
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There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America Pulitzer Prize for General Non-FictionThere Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in AmericaPulitzer Prize
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We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWe the People: A History of the U.S. ConstitutionPulitzer Prize
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Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution Pulitzer Prize for BiographyPride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of RevolutionPulitzer Prize
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Ars Poeticas Pulitzer Prize for PoetryArs PoeticasPulitzer Prize
Won More Than One Prize
All 47 books47 books here took two or more of the prizes we track.
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