1971 Pulitzer Prize

The 1971 Pulitzer Prizes are:

Journalism awards

 * Public Service:
 * Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel, for investigation of environmental problems, particularly blocking strip mine operations in northwest North Carolina.
 * National Reporting:
 * Lucinda Franks and Thomas Powers of United Press International, for their profile of revolutionary Diana Oughton, "The Making of a Terrorist".
 * Local General or Spot News Reporting:
 * Staff of the Akron Beacon Journal, for coverage of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970.
 * Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
 * William Jones of the Chicago Tribune, for exposing "collusion between police and some of Chicago's largest ambulance companies to restrict services in low income areas."
 * International Reporting:
 * Jimmie Lee Hoagland of The Washington Post, for covering the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
 * Criticism or Commentary:
 * William A. Caldwell of The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey), for his commentary in his daily column, "Simeon Stylites".
 * Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times, for his music criticism in 1970.
 * Editorial Writing:
 * Horace G. Davis, Jr. of The Gainesville Sun, for his editorials in support of peaceful desegregation in Florida schools.
 * Editorial Cartooning:
 * Paul Conrad of the Los Angeles Times, for his cartooning in 1970.
 * Spot News Photography:
 * John Paul Filo of the Valley Daily News/Daily Dispatch (Tarentum and New Kensington, Pennsylvania), for his photography of the Kent State shootings.
 * Feature Photography:
 * Jack Dykinga of the Chicago Sun-Times, for his photography at the Lincoln and Dixon State Schools for the Retarded (Illinois).

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

 * Fiction:
 * No award given.
 * Drama:
 * The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds by Paul Zindel (Harper)
 * History:
 * Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom by James MacGregor Burns (Harcourt)
 * Biography or Autobiography:
 * Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915-1938 by Lawrance Thompson (Holt)
 * Poetry:
 * The Carrier of Ladders by William S. Merwin (Atheneum)
 * General Non-Fiction:
 * The Rising Sun by John Toland (Random)
 * Music:
 * Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sound (1970) by Mario Davidovsky (E. B. Marks) Premiered August 19, 1970, at the Berkshire Music Festival.