<p>So, there was no award this year of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Like a lot of people, I was shocked, and not at all happy with the excuses the committee gave for declining to do so. What do you think?
[Pulitzer’s</a> no decision on fiction prize exposes flaw in process - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/pulitzers-no-decision-in-fiction-exposes-flaws-in-the-process/2012/04/18/gIQAXJooRT_story.html?hpid=z5]Pulitzer’s”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/pulitzers-no-decision-in-fiction-exposes-flaws-in-the-process/2012/04/18/gIQAXJooRT_story.html?hpid=z5)</p>
<p>I think some of the decisions by the Pulitzer committee make as much sense as the process that is used to determine who will be inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame.
On the other hand, an alum from D’s high school won for feature writing.</p>
<p>Apparently it has happened eleven times before. It’s too bad, but I saw one comment to the effect that maybe people will show interest in all three of the finalists rather than focusing on a single winner.</p>
<p>[Why</a> wasn?t there a Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction this year? - CSMonitor.com](<a href=“http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0417/Why-wasn-t-there-a-Pulitzer-Prize-winner-for-fiction-this-year]Why”>Why wasn’t there a Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction this year? - CSMonitor.com)</p>
<p>Just for fun:</p>
<p>[Pulitzer</a> Prize: How well do you know the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winners? - What was the first novel to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? - CSMonitor.com](<a href=“What was the first novel to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? - CSMonitor.com”>What was the first novel to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? - CSMonitor.com)</p>