1938 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1938.

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
  • Bismarck Tribune for its news reports and editorials entitled, Self Help in the Dust Bowl.
• Reporting:
  • Raymond Sprigle of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for his series of articles, supported by photostats of the essential documents, exposing the one-time membership of Mr. Justice Hugo Black in the Ku Klux Klan.
• Correspondence:
  • Arthur Krock of The New York Times for his exclusive authorized interview with the President of the United States on February 27, 1937.
• Editorial Writing:
  • William Wesley Waymack of the Register and Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa for his distinguished editorial writing during the year.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Vaughn Shoemaker of the Chicago Daily News for The Road Back.

Letters and Drama Awards

• Novel:
  • The Late George Apley by John P. Marquand (Little).
• Drama:
  • Our Town by Thornton Wilder (Coward).
• History:
  • The Road to Reunion, 1865-1900 by Paul Herman Buck (Little).
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. by Marquis James (Bobbs).
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Pedlar's Progress by Odell Shepard (Little).
• Poetry:
  • Cold Morning Sky by Marya Zaturenska (Macmillan).

Special Awards and Citations

• Journalism:
  • Edmonton Journal a special bronze plaque for its editorial leadership in defense of the freedom of the press in the Province of Alberta, Canada.

External links

• Pulitzer Prizes for 1938.