1936 Pulitzer Prize
# 1936 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1936

## Journalism awards

* Public Service:
   * Cedar Rapids Gazette for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in the State of Iowa.
   * Honorable mention to the St. Paul Daily News for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in St. Paul.
* Reporting:
   * Lauren D. Lyman of The New York Times for the exclusive story revealing that the Charles Lindbergh family was leaving the United States to live in England.
* Correspondence:
   * Wilfred C. Barber of the Chicago Tribune for his reports of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War (posthumous).
   * Honorable mentions to:
      * Webb Miller of the United Press for reports on the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
      * Ashman Brown of the Providence Evening Bulletin for his correspondence from Washington.
      * Jay G. Hayden of The Detroit News for a series of political articles written on a tour of the country.
      * James A. Mills of the Associated Press for his story about the leasing of Ethiopian oil fields to Standard Oil.
* Editorial Writing:
   * Felix Morley of The Washington Post for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
   * George B. Parker of Scripps-Howard Newspapers for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
* Editorial Cartooning:
   * No award given.

## Letters and Drama Awards

* Novel:
   * Honey in the Horn by Harold L. Davis (Harper).
* Drama:
   * Idiot's Delight by Robert E. Sherwood (Scribner).
* History:
   * A Constitutional History of the United States by Andrew C. McLaughlin (Appleton).
* Biography or Autobiography:
   * The Thought and Character of William James by Ralph Barton Perry (Little).
* Poetry:
   * Strange Holiness by Robert Peter Tristram Coffin (Macmillan).
