2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music

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Journalism

• 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

Letters, Drama, and Music

• 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).

Special Citations and Awards

• Hank Williams

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