Welcome to the entry site
for The Pulitzer Prizes in Books,
Drama and Music!

10/13/2023: The Books entry portal has closed for the 2024 cycle. It will reopen for the 2025 cycle in the spring of 2024. Drama and Music entries will continue to be accepted until the January 5, 2024 submission deadline.

09/08/2023: The Drama and Music entry portals have reopened for the 2024 cycle.

Each spring, Columbia University awards Pulitzer Prizes in eight Books, Drama and Music categories. The winners are chosen by the Pulitzer Prize Board, which seeks to recognize excellence by eligible American writers, playwrights and composers.

For a list with definitions of the eight categories — Drama, Fiction, History, Biography, Memoir, General Nonfiction, Poetry and Music — click here.

All entry forms and fees must be submitted electronically. Paper forms, checks and cash are not accepted.

Recommended deadline for books published between January 1 and July 15, 2023: July 14, 2023. Final deadline for all book entries, including those published in the final quarter of the year: October 13, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. The eligibility deadline for Drama and Music consideration is December 31, 2023, although entries will be accepted until January 5, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Entry fee: $75 per entry - paid by credit card only (MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover).