pulitzer prize winners

Pulitzer Prize Winners.

Journalism

 Public Service - Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier

 Breaking News Reporting - The Seattle Times Staff

 Investigative Reporting - Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman of the Philadelphia Daily News and Sheri Fink of ProPublica, in collaboration with The New York Times Magazine

 Explanatory Reporting - Michael Moss and members of The New York Times Staff

 Local Reporting - Raquel Rutledge of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

 National Reporting - Matt Richtel and members of The New York Times Staff

 International Reporting - Anthony Shadid of The Washington Post

 Feature Writing - Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post

 Commentary - Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post

 Criticism - Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post

 Editorial Writing - Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson and William McKenzie of The Dallas Morning News

 Editorial Cartooning - Mark Fiore, self syndicated, appearing on SFGate.com

 Breaking News Photography - Mary Chind of The Des Moines Register

 Feature Photography - Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post

Letters, Drama and Music

 Fiction - Tinkers by Paul Harding (Bellevue Literary Press)

 Drama - Next to Normal, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey

 History - Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed (The Penguin Press)

 Biography - The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles (Alfred A. Knopf)

 Poetry - Versed by Rae Armantrout (Wesleyan University Press)

 General Nonfiction - The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman (Doubleday)

 Music - Violin Concerto by Jennifer Higdon (Lawdon Press)