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1927 Pulitzer Prize
Awards for journalism and related fields
Awards for journalism and related fields
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1927.
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- Canton Daily News, for its brave, patriotic and effective fight for the ending of a vicious state of affairs brought about by collusion between city authorities and the criminal element, a fight which had a tragic result in the assassination of the editor of the paper, Mr. Don R. Mellett.
- Reporting:
- John T. Rogers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for the inquiry leading to the impeachment of Judge George W. English of the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.
- Editorial Writing:
- F. Lauriston Bullard of the Boston Herald, for "We Submit".

- Editorial Cartooning:
- Nelson Harding of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, for "Toppling the Idol".
Letters and Drama Awards
- Novel:
- Early Autumn by Louis Bromfield (Stokes)
- Drama:
- In Abraham's Bosom by Paul Green (McBride)
- History:
- Pinckney's Treaty by Samuel Flagg Bemis (Johns Hopkins)
- Biography or Autobiography:
- Whitman by Emory Holloway (Knopf)
- Poetry:
- Fiddler's Farewell by Leonora Speyer (Knopf)
References
References
- (May 3, 1927). "Winners of Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and letters announced". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- (May 3, 1927). "Nelson Harding, Prof. Holloway, Pulitzer winners". Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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