The Pulitzer Prizes for 2026 have been announced, with Daniel Kraus winning the prestigious fiction award for his World War I novel, Angel Down. The book is notably written in a single, continuous sentence, an experimental style that captivated the judges.
Drama and Literary Awards
Bess Wohl received the drama prize for her play Liberation, which explores 1970s feminist consciousness-raising groups. The play is also tipped for a Tony Award nomination. In other literary categories, Jill Lepore won for history, Amanda Vaill for biography, Yiyun Li for memoir-autobiography, Brian Goldstone for general nonfiction, and Juliana Spahr for poetry.
Journalism Prizes
The Minnesota Star Tribune was awarded the Pulitzer for breaking news for its coverage of a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school. The Associated Press secured the Pulitzer for international reporting for its investigation into government surveillance in China and the involvement of US technology firms.
The full list of winners reflects a diverse range of topics and styles, highlighting excellence in both literature and journalism.
