The Pulitzer Prize is awarded for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. It was established by Hungarian-American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.
The major categories are:
* Journalism
* Letters and drama
* Others
The category definitions under Journalism are:
- Public Service
- Breaking News Reporting
- Investigative Reporting
- Explanatory Reporting
- Local Reporting
- National Reporting.
- International Reporting
- Commentary
- Criticism
- Editorial Writing
- Editorial Cartooning
- Breaking News Photography
- Feature Photography
The categories under Letters and Drama are:
- Fiction
- Drama
- History
- Biography or Autobiography
- Poetry
- General Non-Fiction
There is one prize given for Music and a number of Special Citations and Awards.
For a complete list of Pulitzer Prize winners for the year 2009, click on the following link:
http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/2009
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