The Pulitzer Prize Winners have been announced with awards for Journalism and Books, Drama and Music. Let's take a look at the book award winners and finalists.
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Jayne Anne Phillips was awarded the Pulitzer for her novel Night Watch - a story set in the aftermath of the Civil War where a wounded soldier and a twelve year old girl struggle to heal their wounds in a West Virginian Asylum. Finalists were Ed Park for Same Bed Different Dreams and Yiyun Le for Wednesday's Child.
The Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Eboni Booth has won for Primary Trust, a play about an emotionally damages man who experiences small acts of kindness. Finalists were Moises Kaufman and Amanda Gronich for Here there are Blueberries and Shayok Misha Chowdhury for Public Obscenities.
The Pulitzer Prize for History
The Pulitzer Prize for Biography
There were two winners this year. Jonathan Eig was recognised for his biography of Martin Luther King - King: A Life and Ilyon Woo was recognised for Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom. Larry McMurtry: A Life by Tracy Daugherty was a finalist. 
The Pulitzer Prize for Memoir or Autobiography
Cristina Rivera Garza won for Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's search for justice - an account of the author's sister's murder at age 20. Finalists were Jonathan Rosen for The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, Tragedy and Good Intentions and Andrew Leland for The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the end of sight.
The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Brandon Som was recognised for his collection of poetry Tripas: Poems about his duel Chinese and Mexican heritage. Finalists were Information Desk: An Epic by Robin Schiff and To 2040 by the Jorie Graham.
The Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
Nathan Trall won for A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy - a report of Israeli occupation of the West Bank told through a Palestinian father whose five-year old son dies. Finalists were Siddharth Kara for Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers our Lives and John Valliant's Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World. 