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The following are the
Pulitzer Prizes
for 1983.
Journalism awards
Public Service
:
The
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
, for its successful campaign supporting
Governor Winter
in his legislative battle for reform of Mississippi's public education system.
Local General or Spot News Reporting
:
Editorial Staff of the
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
, for its courageous and resourceful coverage of a devastating flood in March 1982.
[1]
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting
:
Loretta Tofani
of
The Washington Post
, for her investigation of rape and sexual assault in the Prince George's County, Maryland, Detention Center.
National Reporting
:
The Boston Globe
, for its balanced and informative special report on the
nuclear arms race
.
International Reporting
:
Thomas Friedman
and
Loren Jenkins
of
The New York Times
and
The Washington Post
(respectively), "for their individual reporting of the Israeli invasion of
Beirut
and its tragic aftermath."
Feature Writing
:
Nan C. Robertson
of
The New York Times
, "for her memorable and medically detailed account of her struggle with
toxic shock syndrome
."
Commentary
:
Claude Sitton
of the
Raleigh News & Observer
.
Criticism
:
Manuela Hoelterhoff
of
The Wall Street Journal
, "for her wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects."
Editorial Writing
:
The Miami Herald
Editorial Board, for its campaign against the detention of illegal Haitian immigrants by federal officials.
Editorial Cartooning
:
Richard Locher
of the
Chicago Tribune
.
Spot News Photography
:
Bill Foley
of the
Associated Press
, for his moving series of pictures of victims and survivors of the massacre in the
Sabra Camp
in Beirut.
Feature Photography
:
James B. Dickman
of the
Dallas Times Herald
, for his telling photographs of life and death in
El Salvador
.
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
Fiction
:
The Color Purple
by
Alice Walker
(
Harcourt Brace
)
[2]
Drama
:
'night, Mother
by
Marsha Norman
(
Hill and Wang
)
[3]
History
:
The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790
by
Rhys L. Isaac
(
U. North Carolina Press
)
Biography or Autobiography
:
Growing Up
by
Russell Baker
(Congdon & Weed)
Poetry
:
Selected Poems
by
Galway Kinnell
(
Houghton Mifflin
)
General Non-Fiction
:
Is There No Place On Earth For Me?
by
Susan Sheehan
(
Houghton Mifflin
)
Music
:
Symphony No. I
(Three Movements for Orchestra) by
Ellen Zwilich
(
Margun Music
)
Commissioned by the
American Composers Orchestra
and premiered by that orchestra on May 5, 1982, in
Alice Tully Hall
, New York City.
References
^
"Editor whose staff won 1983 Pulitzer Prize recalls talent, determination and friendliness in Fort Wayne crew"
.
news-sentinel.com/
. Retrieved
2023-04-05
.
^
Levy, Elizabeth (2022-06-14).
"Cody schools vote not to ban the novel "The Color Purple."
"
. Retrieved
2023-04-05
.
^
Gussow, Mel (1983-04-19).
"MARSHA NORMAN SAVORS PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
2023-04-05
.
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