2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff Updated by an Factmonster Editor on February 21, 2017

Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music

Public Service: The Herald Courier
Breaking News Reporting: Staff of The Seattle Times
Investigative Reporting: Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman of Philadelphia Daily News
Sheri Fink of ProPublica, in collaboration with The New York Times Magazine
Explanatory Reporting: Michael Moss and members of The New York Times Staff
Local Reporting: Raquel Rutledge of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
National Reporting: Matt Richtel and members of The New York Times Staff
International Reporting: Anthony Shadid of The Washington Post
Feature Writing: Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post
Commentary: Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post
Criticism: Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post
Editorial Writing: Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson and William McKenzie of The Dallas Morning News
Editorial Cartooning: Mark Fiore, self syndicated, appearing on SFGate.com
Breaking News Photography: Mary Chind of The Des Moines Register
Feature Photography: Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post

Fiction: Tinkers by Paul Harding (Bellevue Literary Press)
Drama: Next to Normal, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey
History: Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed (The Penguin Press)
Biography: The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles (Alfred A. Knopf)
Poetry: Versed by Rae Armantrout (Wesleyan University Press)
General Nonfiction: The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman (Doubleday)
Music: Violin Concerto by Jennifer Higdon (Lawdon Press).

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