2006 Pulitzer Prize

2006 Pulitzer Prize

The 2006 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on April 17, 2006.

For the first time since 1997, the Pulitzer board declined to award a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The awards were presented in late May at a luncheon at Columbia University's Low Library. It was the 90th presentation of the prizes.

Journalism

Letters and Drama

pecial Citations

* Edmund S. Morgan, a Special Citation to Edmund S. Morgan for a creative and deeply influential body of work as an American historian that spans the last half century.
* Thelonious Monk, a posthumous Special Citation to American composer Thelonious Monk for a body of distinguished and innovative musical composition that has had a significant and enduring impact on the evolution of jazz.

ource

* [http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/04/17/pulitzer-winners.html CBC Arts: 2006 Pulitzer Prize winners]
* [http://www.pulitzer.org/cyear/2006w.html The Pulitzer Prizes for 2006]


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