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2012 Pulitzer Prize

The 2012 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded on April 16, 2012, by the Pulitzer Prize Board for work during the 2011 calendar year. The deadline for submitting entries was January 25, 2012. For the first time, all entries for journalism were required to be submitted electronically. In addition, the criteria for the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting has been revised to focus on real-time reporting of breaking news.[1] For the eleventh time in Pulitzer's history (and the first since 1977), no book received the Fiction Prize.[2]

Reaction to fiction prize decision

A three-member panel nominated three books, which were then sent to the 20-member Pulitzer Prize Board. Because no book received a majority of the votes from the board members, no prize was given.[3] This was the first time since 1977, and the eleventh time in Pulitzer history that there was no winner in the fiction category.

Maureen Corrigan, a jury member, responded to the board's decision by saying, "We nominated three novels we believe to be more than Pulitzer-worthy – David Foster Wallace's The Pale King, Karen Russell's Swamplandia! and Denis Johnson's Train Dreams. That the board declined to award the prize to any of these superb novels is inexplicable."[3]

Jury member Michael Cunningham wrote a lengthy two-part essay in The New Yorker called "What Really Happened This Year" that described the process of selecting the shortlist titles and reaction to no prize being chosen.[4]

Lev Grossman, book critic for Time, wrote that, "I support the Pulitzer board's decision not to give out an award for fiction this year."[5] He argued that "great" novels are relatively rare, and that there are years in which a "masterpiece" will not be published. He also cautioned against the glut of book awards, writing, "It bothers me to see great work neglected, but it bothers me almost as much to see mediocre books over-praised."

In reaction, The New York Times invited eight literary experts to pick their winners for the prize.[6] The experts and their picks were Sam Anderson and Macy Halford: The Pale King by David Foster Wallace; Maud Newton: Pym by Mat Johnson; Gregory Cowles: The Year We Left Home by Jean Thompson; Garth Risk Hallberg: The Angel Esmeralda by Don DeLillo; Laila Lalami: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett; Alexander Chee: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones, and John Williams: Open City by Teju Cole.

Prizes

There were 21 prizes awarded in three categories. The prizes were announced on April 16, 2012.[7] Each prize is accompanied by a payment of US$10,000[8][9] The winners and finalists are:

Journalism

Letters and drama

Music

Special Citation

Not awarded in 2012.

Board

The Pulitzer Prizes Board 2011–2012:[31]

  1. Danielle Allen, UPS Foundation Professor, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J.
  2. Jim Amoss, editor, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, La. (Co-chair)
  3. Randell Beck, president and publisher, Argus Leader Media, Sioux Falls, S.D.
  4. Robert Blau, managing editor for projects and investigations, Bloomberg News, New York, N.Y.
  5. Lee Bollinger, president, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
  6. Kathleen Carroll, executive editor and senior vice president, Associated Press (Co-chair)
  7. Joyce Dehli, vice president for news, Lee Enterprises
  8. Junot Díaz, author and Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  9. Thomas Friedman, columnist, The New York Times, New York, N.Y.
  10. Paul Gigot, editorial page editor, The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.
  11. Sig Gissler, administrator, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y.
  12. Steven Hahn, Roy F. and Jeanette P. Nichols Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
  13. Nicholas Lemann, dean, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y.
  14. Ann Marie Lipinski, curator, Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (Co-chair)
  15. Gregory Moore, editor, The Denver Post, Denver, Colo.
  16. Eugene Robinson, columnist and associate editor, The Washington Post
  17. Margaret Sullivan, editor, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, N.Y.
  18. Paul Tash, chairman and CEO, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
  19. Jim VandeHei, executive editor and co-founder, Politico
  20. Keven Ann Willey, vice president and editorial page editor, The Dallas Morning News

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Pulitzer.org". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Staff (April 17, 2012). "Book lovers react bitterly to no fiction Pulitzer". Reuters. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (April 17, 2012), "Why wasn't there a Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction this year?", The Christian Science Monitor, retrieved April 17, 2012
  4. ^ Michael Cunningham (July 9, 2012). "Letter from the Pulitzer Fiction Jury: What Really Happened This Year". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Grossman, Lev (April 18, 2012), "Prize Fight: Why I'm Okay With There Being No Pulitzer for Fiction This Year", Time, retrieved April 17, 2012
  6. ^ "The Great Pulitzer Do-Over". The New York Times. May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  7. ^ Columbia University Office of Communication and Public Affairs (April 16, 2012). COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES 96th ANNUAL PULITZER PRIZES IN JOURNALISM, LETTERS, DRAMA AND MUSIC (accessed 29 December 2012)
  8. ^ "Pulitzer.org" (PDF). Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  9. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  10. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Public Service".
  11. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Breaking News Reporting".
  12. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Investigative Reporting".
  13. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Explanatory Reporting".
  14. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Local Reporting".
  15. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, National Reporting".
  16. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, International Reporting".
  17. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Feature Writing".
  18. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Commentary".
  19. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Criticism".
  20. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Editorial Writing".
  21. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Editorial Cartooning".
  22. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Breaking News Photography".
  23. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Feature Photography".
  24. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Fiction".
  25. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Drama".
  26. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, History".
  27. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Biography or Autobiography".
  28. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Poetry".
  29. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, General Non-Fiction".
  30. ^ "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners, Music".
  31. ^ "Pulitzer Prize Board 2011–2012". The Pulitzer Prizes.

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