1918 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes 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, "Vae Victis!" and the editorial, "War Has Its Compensation". ^[1] (No author was named, but the editorials were written by Henry Watterson. ^[2] )
• 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:
  • Love Songs by Sara Teasdale (Macmillan). This award was made possible by a special grant from the Poetry Society of America.

References

1. "Mr. Watterson wins Pulitzer Prize". Louisville Courier Journal. June 4, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Joseph Gerth (November 8, 2018). "The stories behind the Courier Journal's 10 Pulitzer Prizes". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

External links

• "1918 Pulitzer Prize Winners". New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1918.