Alice Coachman never won a Pulitzer Prize; she was an Olympic gold medalist in track in 1948.
The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher.
Gwendolyn Brooks won a Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her collection, Annie Allen, in 1950.
John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for Novels for his book The Grapes of Wrath in 1940.
Carl Sagan never won a Pulitzer Prize. He was a renowned astronomer, astrophysicist, author, and science communicator, but he did not receive a Pulitzer Prize during his lifetime.
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There are a number of award subcategories in the Pulitzer Prize Journalism category each year; ethnicity varies and is not a consideration for winning.
To submit a book for consideration for the Pulitzer Prize, the publisher of the book must submit it to the Pulitzer Prize Board during the entry period. The entry must meet the specific criteria outlined by the Pulitzer Prize Board for the relevant category. Books published in the previous calendar year are eligible for submission.
Alex Haley won the Pulitzer Prize on April 18, 1977.
According to the official Pulitzer Prize website (see Related Links), winners are announced in April each year, but the awards are presented at a luncheon in May.
In 1978, James Alan McPherson became the first African-American author to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction with his novel, Elbow Room.The Pulitzer Prize Board recognized Alex Haley with a Special Citation the year before (1977) for his historical fiction, Roots, but he didn't actually win a Pulitzer Prize.
Pearl S. Buck won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her novel, The Good Earth.
No. According to the Pulitzer database, Diana Son has never won a Pulitzer Prize, nor has she been a finalist in any year since they started releasing finalists' names in 1995.