The following are thePulitzer Prizes for 1944.

• Public Service:
  • The New York Times for its survey of the teaching of American history, coordinated byBenjamin Fine.^[1][2]
• Reporting:
  • Paul Schoenstein and associates of theNew York Journal American, for a news story published on August 12, 1943, which saved the life of a two-year-old girl in the Lutheran Hospital of New York City by obtainingpenicillin.
• Correspondence:
  • Ernest Taylor Pyle of theScripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, for distinguished war correspondence during the year 1943.^[3]
• Telegraphic Reporting (National):
  • Dewey L. Fleming ofThe Baltimore Sun, for his distinguished reporting during the year 1943.
• Telegraphic Reporting (International):
  • Daniel De Luce of theAssociated Press, for his distinguished reporting during the year 1943.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Henry J. Haskell ofThe Kansas City Star, for editorials written during the calendar year 1943.^[4]
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Clifford K. Berryman of theEvening Star (Washington D.C.), for "But Where Is the Boat Going?"
• Photography:
  • Earle L. Bunker of theOmaha World-Herald, for his photo entitled, "Homecoming".^[5][6]
  • Frank Filan of the Associated Press, for his photo at theBattle of Tarawa entitled "Tarawa Island".^[7][8]
• Special Citations:
  • Byron Price, Director of theOffice of Censorship, for the creation and administration of the newspaper and radio codes.
  • William Allen White was honored with a scroll indicating appreciation of his services for seven years as a member of the Pulitzer Prize advisory board, presented posthumously to his widow.^[9]

• Novel:
  • Journey in the Dark byMartin Flavin (Harper).
• Drama:
  • No award given
• History:
  • The Growth of American Thought byMerle Curti (Harper).
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • The American Leonardo: The Life ofSamuel F. B. Morse byCarleton Mabee (Knopf).
• Poetry:
  • Western Star byStephen Vincent Benét (Farrar).
• Music:
  • Symphony No. 4. Opus 34 byHoward Hanson (Eastman School of Music). Performed by theBoston Symphony Orchestra on December 3, 1943.^[10]
• Special Award:
  • In lieu of the Drama prize, a special award was given toRichard Rodgers andOscar Hammerstein II, forOklahoma!^[11]

• Pulitzer Prizes for 1944

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• 1944 literary awards
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