A Pulitzer Prize is one of a series of prizes awarded each year in the United States for outstanding achievement in the fields of journalism, literature, and music.
Last year he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
Pulitzer prize in British English
noun
one of a group of prizes established by Joseph Pulitzer and awarded yearly since 1917 for excellence in American journalism, literature, and music
Pulitzer Prize in American English
US
any of a number of yearly prizes established by Joseph Pulitzer, given for outstanding work in journalism, literature, and music