1935 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1935.

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
  • The Sacramento Bee for its campaign against political machine influence in the appointment of two Federal judges in Nevada.^[1]
  • Honorable mention to The Sheboygan Press (Wisconsin) for "an investigation of conditions in state hospitals resulting in a legislative investigation and correction of evils".^[2]
• Reporting:
  • William Taylor of the New York Herald Tribune for the series of articles on the international yacht races.
• Correspondence:
  • Arthur Krock of The New York Times for his Washington dispatches
• Editorial Writing:
  • No award given.

"Sure, I'll Work for Both Sides", the prize-winning editorial cartoon

• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Ross A. Lewis of the Milwaukee Journal for "Sure, I'll Work for Both Sides".^[3]

Letters and Drama Awards

• Novel:
  • Now in November by Josephine Winslow Johnson (Simon & Schuster).
• Drama:
  • The Old Maid by Zoe Akins (Appleton)
• History:
  • The Colonial Period of American History by Charles McLean Andrews (Yale Univ. Press).
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Biography of Robert E. Lee by Douglas S. Freeman (Scribner).
  • Honorable mention to James G. Blaine: A Political Idol of Other Days by David Saville Muzzey (Dodd, Mead).^[2][4]
• Poetry:
  • Bright Ambush by Audrey Wurdemann (John Day).