The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded on 4th June 1917.
The winners were:
- Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe Elliott and Florence Howe Hall for Biography or Autobiography: Julia Ward Howe.
- Jean Jules Jusserand for History: With Americans of Past and Present Days.
- Herbert B. Swope for Journalism: For his series of articles titled Inside the German Empire that appeared in New York World.
