1942 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1942.

Journalism Awards

*Public Service:
** "Los Angeles Times" for its successful campaign which resulted in the clarification and confirmation for all American newspapers of the right of free press as guaranteed under the Constitution.
*Reporting:
** Stanton Delaplane of the "San Francisco Chronicle" for his articles on the movement of several California and Oregon counties to secede to form a forty ninth state.
*Correspondence:
** Carlos P. Romulo of the "Philippines Herald" for his observations and forecasts of Far Eastern developments during a tour of the trouble centers from Hong Kong to Batavia.
*Telegraphic Reporting (National):
** Louis Stark of "The New York Times" for his distinguished reporting of important labor stories during the year.
*Telegraphic Reporting (International):
** Laurence Edmund Allen of Associated Press For his stories of the activities of the British Mediterranean Fleet, written as an accredited correspondent attached to the fleet.
*Editorial Writing:
** Geoffrey Parsons of the "New York Herald Tribune" for his distinguished editorial writing during the year.
*Editorial Cartooning:
** Herbert Lawrence Block (Herblock) of NEA service for "British Plane".
*Photography:
** Milton Brooks of "The Detroit News" for his photo entitled, "Ford Strikers Riot".

Letters and Drama Awards

*Novel:
** "In This Our Life" by Ellen Glasgow.
*Drama:
** No award given.
*History:
** "Reveille in Washington, 1860-1865" by Margaret Leech.
*Biography or Autobiography:
**"Crusader in Crinoline" by Forrest Wilson.
*Poetry:
** "The Dust Which Is God" by William Rose Benet.

External links

* [http://www.pulitzer.org/cgi-bin/year.pl?year=1942&FormsButton1=Show+Winners Pulitzer Prizes for 1942] .