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Is it possible to win Pulitzer Prize with just 1 submission - (e.g. amateur submission in 1 of the categories)? Or does one require a track record of some sor

• danso 6y ago
  Putting aside the likely bias towards established organizations (big and small), most winners in the journalism article categories submit a series of articles, because practically speaking, several small articles often lead up to the big investigation (e.g. Watergate) [0]; or, one big investigation leads to a series of followups, including coverage about the impact and consequences from the story, e.g. Snowden files [1]. That said, there are one-shot amateur Pulitzer winners, most notably in the photography categories. The Pulitzer winning photo of the Kent State massacre was taken by a photojournalism student [2]. And one of the most famous early Pulitzer photos was taken by a non-journalism amateur: 24-year-old Arnold Hardy in 1947 [3]. I think the contemporary category where you will find the most examples of single-article winners will be Feature Writing, but I'm not aware of any amateurs who have won it: https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/211 https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/211 [0] https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/washington-post https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/washington-post [1] https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/washington-post-1 https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/washington-post-1 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Filo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Filo [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Hardy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Hardy
  • jzer0cool 6y ago
    I appreciate the time spent you have spent putting together a nice response -- thank you!