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Check Out a Champion: Pulitzer Prize Winners in Literature: Fiction

A listing of all women writers who have won the Pulitzer Prize in the category of Fiction, highlighting titles held by SSPL

The Award

The Pulitzer Prize in Fiction is awarded for “distinguished fiction published during the year by an American author, preferably
dealing with American life.” It was first awarded in 1948 (previously the Novel category; changed to include short stories).

“Fiction.” The Pulitzer Prizes. Columbia University, 2024. Web. www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/219.

SSPL Holdings (1997 - present)

SSPL Holdings (1948 - 1996)

Winners from Other Years (1949 - 2010)

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