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The
Pulitzer Prize
is an
American
prize
given to
journalism
and
literature
. The prize is considered a very high prize. It is also given for musical composition of very high standard.
Joseph Pulitzer
started it.
Columbia University
in
New York City
awards the prize.
Prizes are given in twenty-one
categories
. The winner gets $10,000 cash award and a certificate. One of the twenty-one prizes is the
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
.