The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, it was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize.

2012 Pulitzer Prize

Prizes for work during 2011

The 2012 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded on April 16, 2012, by the Pulitzer Prize Board for work during the 2011 calendar year. The deadline for submitting entries was January 25, 2012. For the first time, all entries for journalism were required to be submitted electronically. In…

1977 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1977.

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

American award for distinguished novels

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It recognizes distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, published during the preceding calendar year.