Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Pulitzer on the Road was in Chicago for a literary conversation with Pulitzer Board member and 2007 Poetry winner Natasha Trethewey, 2005 General Nonfiction finalist Luis Alberto Urrea and 2019 Fiction finalist Rebecca Makkai on Wednesday March 5, 2025.
In this powerful and intimate discussion, the authors discussed writing on life's "big impossible things." Across their award-winning works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and memoir, each of these authors have delved into stories of memory, trauma and the ripple effects of grief. Their conversation covered craft and the creative process; the transformative power of literature; and how writing into a wound can lead to the light.
Thank you to our event collaborators, StoryStudio Chicago and the Chopin Theater. Books were sold through our bookseller partner, Roscoe Books. Thank you to Jaryd Jensen for his video recording of the event.
To find out more about Pulitzer on the Road events and to subscribe to our podcast, visit: pulitzerontheroad.pulitzer.org
To find out more about the Pulitzer Prizes, visit:
pulitzer.org
Thank you to our panelists:
natashatrethewey.com
luisurrea.com
rebeccamakkai.com
Pulitzer on the Road was in Chicago for a literary conversation with Pulitzer Board member and 2007 Poetry winner Natasha Trethewey, 2005 General Nonfiction finalist Luis Alberto Urrea and 2019 Fiction finalist Rebecca Makkai on Wednesday March 5, 2025.
In this powerful and intimate discussion, the authors discussed writing on life's "big impossible things." Across their award-winning works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and memoir, each of these authors have delved into stories of memory, trauma and the ripple effects of grief. Their conversation covered craft and the creative process; the transformative power of literature; and how writing into a wound can lead to the light.
Thank you to our event collaborators, StoryStudio Chicago and the Chopin Theater. Books were sold through our bookseller partner, Roscoe Books. Thank you to Jaryd Jensen for his video recording of the event.
To find out more about Pulitzer on the Road events and to subscribe to our podcast, visit: pulitzerontheroad.pulitzer.org
To find out more about the Pulitzer Prizes, visit:
pulitzer.org
Thank you to our panelists:
natashatrethewey.com
luisurrea.com
rebeccamakkai.com
