2023 Pulitzer Prize competition in Journalism opens

The 2023 Pulitzer Prize competition in Journalism is now accepting submissions. This cycle recognizes work published in the 2022 calendar year. All entries must be received by the Jan. 25, 2023 deadline; a full list of all 15 journalism prize categories is available here.

While most rules remain unchanged, there is a new requirement in the Breaking News Photography and Feature Photography categories. In addition to proof of publication, entries in these categories also must include original, unedited (i.e. as recorded by the camera) versions of submitted images in the supplemental file. This will enable judges to better evaluate the work in keeping with Pulitzer guidelines and photojournalistic best practices.

Photos entered as discrete items in other categories also must satisfy this requirement. Camera-recorded photos may be submitted as screenshots or web links. For more information, please see the Technical Requirements page.

As a reminder:

• The Editorial Cartooning category is now called Illustrated Reporting and Commentary. Expanded in 2021, it recognizes "a distinguished portfolio of editorial cartoons or other illustrated work (still, animated, or both) characterized by political insight, editorial effectiveness, or public service value."
• The number of items that may be included in each entry also was changed in 2021. In the Public Service, Feature Photography, Breaking News Photography and Illustrated Reporting and Commentary categories, the maximum number of items that can be included is 15; for other prize categories, a maximum of seven items will be allowed per entry. Feature Writing will continue to allow a total of five items per entry.
• Audio Reporting entries may not exceed a total of five hours of recorded material. Additional materials may be included in the supplemental file.
• Complete transcripts for each Audio Reporting entry also are required. These may be included anywhere in the submission but must be clearly identifiable.
• Besides corrections, any significant revisions to stories submitted as URLs made more than a week after initial publication must be identified and summarized in the entry.
• Please read the Journalism Submission Guidelines carefully as you prepare to submit your work. Failure to comply with these important prerequisites will delay entry approval.

The How to Enter page is available here. 

A list of FAQs is available here.