1936 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1936

Journalism awards

 * Public Service:
 * Cedar Rapids Gazette for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in the State of Iowa.
 * Honorable mention to the St. Paul Daily News for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in St. Paul.
 * Reporting:
 * Lauren D. Lyman of The New York Times for the exclusive story revealing that the Charles Lindbergh family was leaving the United States to live in England.
 * Correspondence:
 * Wilfred C. Barber of the Chicago Tribune for his reports of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War (posthumous).
 * Honorable mentions to:
 * Webb Miller of the United Press for reports on the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
 * Ashman Brown of the Providence Evening Bulletin for his correspondence from Washington.
 * Jay G. Hayden of The Detroit News for a series of political articles written on a tour of the country.
 * James A. Mills of the Associated Press for his story about the leasing of Ethiopian oil fields to Standard Oil.
 * Editorial Writing:
 * Felix Morley of The Washington Post for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
 * George B. Parker of Scripps-Howard Newspapers for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
 * Editorial Cartooning:
 * No award given.

Letters and Drama Awards

 * Novel:
 * Honey in the Horn by Harold L. Davis (Harper).
 * Drama:
 * Idiot's Delight by Robert E. Sherwood (Scribner).
 * History:
 * A Constitutional History of the United States by Andrew C. McLaughlin (Appleton).
 * Biography or Autobiography:
 * The Thought and Character of William James by Ralph Barton Perry (Little).
 * Poetry:
 * Strange Holiness by Robert Peter Tristram Coffin (Macmillan).