The 2014 Pulitzer Prizes were awarded by the Pulitzer Prize Board for work during the 2013 calendar year. The deadline for entries was January 25, 2014. Prize winners and nominated finalists were announced on April 14, 2014. ''

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

'' and ''

The Guardian US ''Guardian US'' is the Manhattan-based American online presence of the British print newspaper ''The Guardian''. It launched in September 2011, led by editor-in-chief Janine Gibson, and followed the earlier ''Guardian America'' service, which was ...

'' shared the

Pulitzer Prize for Public Service The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. It recognizes a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalis ...

, often considered the top prize for journalism. The two papers were honored for their coverage of the disclosures about surveillance done by the US

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, who leaked security documents to the two newspapers, said the award was "vindication for everyone who believes that the public has a role in government." Other journalism honored included the ''

Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

''s coverage of the

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for investigative reporting, and

Eli Saslow Eli Eric Saslow (born May 15, 1982) is an American journalist, currently a writer-at-large for ''The New York Times''. He has also written for ''The Washington Post'' and ''ESPN The Magazine''. He is a 2014 and a 2023 winner of the Pulitzer Prize ...

for explanatory reporting. '' The Goldfinch'' by

Donna Tartt Donna Louise Tartt (born December 23, 1963) is an American novelist and essayist. Early life Tartt was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta, the elder of two daughters. She was raised in the nearby town of Grenada. Her fa ...

won the

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 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 judges described the novel, which took Tartt 11 years to write, as "a beautifully written coming-of-age novel with exquisitely drawn characters". In addition to the award itself, Tartt received a $100,000 cash prize. She said she was "surprised" and "very happy" to receive the award, her first major literary prize. Overall, the novel has drawn "mixed reviews" from literary critics. Other contenders for the fiction prize included '' The Son'' by

Philipp Meyer Philipp Meyer is an American fiction writer, and is the author of the novels '' American Rust'' and '' The Son'', as well as short stories published in The New Yorker and other places. Meyer also created and produced the AMC television show ba ...

and '' The Woman Who Lost Her Soul'' by Bob Shacochis. Vijay Seshadri won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection '' 3 Sections''. Other literary winners included ''

The Internal Enemy ''The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832'' is a Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction book about the history of slaves and slavery in Virginia, with an emphasis on the War of 1812. It was written by historian Alan Taylor and pub ...

'' by Alan Taylor, '' Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation'' by

Dan Fagin Dan Fagin (born February 1, 1963) is an American journalist who specializes in environmental science. He won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his best-selling book '' Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation''. ''Toms River ...

, and

Megan Marshall Megan Marshall (born June 8, 1954) is an American scholar, writer, and biographer. Her first biography ''The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism'' (2005) earned her a place as a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for B ...

's biography of

Margaret Fuller Sarah Margaret Fuller (May 23, 1810 – July 19, 1850), sometimes referred to as Margaret Fuller Ossoli, was an American journalist, editor, critic, translator, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movemen ...

Prizes

There were 20 prizes awarded in 21 categories – no award in the category Feature Writing.

Journalism

Letters, Drama, and Music

Special Citation

Not awarded in 2014.

References

{{Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prizes by year

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April 2014 events in the United States