Pulitzer Prize Fiction Awardees & Honorees

The Pulitzer Prizes are named after Joseph Pulitzer, an innovative 19th-century newspaper publisher who paved the way for university-level studies in journalism. Since 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes have honored the most distinguished achievements in journalism and the arts. Read on to discover our collection of study guides for those honored with this prestigious literary award.

What the Constitution Means to Me

by Heidi Schreck

Publication year 2017

Genre Play, Fiction

Themes Perseverance, Hope, Nostalgia, Femininity, Gender Identity, Indigenous Identity, Masculinity, Race, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Future, The Past, Family, Grandparents, Mothers, Politics & Government

Tags Drama, Comedy & Satire, Politics & Government, Women`s Studies, Immigration & Refugeeism, Education, Education, World History, Dramatic Literature

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Wit

by Margaret Edson

Publication year 1995

Genre Play, Fiction

Themes Death

Tags Education, Education, Grief & Death, Modern Classic Fiction, Dramatic Literature, Classic Fiction, Health

Wit—sometimes spelled as W;t—is a Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Margaret Edson first published in 1995. The play follows the story of Dr. Vivian Bearing, a 50-year-old professor of 17th-century poetry who has recently been diagnosed with stage-four metastatic ovarian cancer. The plot itself is nonlinear; for example, the opening scene of the play takes place two hours before Vivian dies, but the play switches between Vivian’s childhood, career, and treatment milestones to tell her whole... Read Wit Summary