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- James McBride is the favourite to win the Pulitzer Prize with bookies having odds up for the award
- Ann Patchett second favourite in a competitive betting market for the Pulitzer Prize
- We take a look at when the Pulitzer Prize will be announced for 2024
James McBride is the favourite to win the Pulitzer Prize with bookies having odds up for the award
American author James McBride is the current 3/1 favourite with bookmakers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as OLBG look at the full contenders in the market.
McBride leads the way for his book 'The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store' which already gained massive plaudits with Barnes & Noble and Amazon naming it as their Book of the Year.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store has continued to impress since its release back in August last year and it could well be that it becomes a Pulitzer Prize winner this year.
Bookies say there's a 25% chance that McBride wins the Pulitzer Prize with the writer currently 3/1 at the top of the ever-changing betting market.
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Tom Lake - Ann Patchett | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| North Woods - Daniel Mason | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Absolution - Alice McDermott | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| The Vulnerables - Sigrid Nunez | 7/1 | 12.5% |
What the expert says...
Ann Patchett second favourite in a competitive betting market for the Pulitzer Prize
Ann Patchett is just behind McBride in the betting market with the latest odds suggesting a 20% implied probability that she wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
The American author released her latest novel at the start of August 2023 and it instantly went into number one on The New York Times fiction best-seller list.
A constant stream of positive reviews followed the release of the book and it looks likely that it'll be a contender for the Pulitzer Prize this year.
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We take a look at when the Pulitzer Prize will be announced for 2024
The 2024 Pulitzer Prizes will all be announced at the same time as always with the winners and nominated finalists being announced at the same time.
This year's prize announcement will be held on May 6th 2024 with just two weeks to wait until we see who will win the award.
2023's Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was handed to two separate winners with Barbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz both winning.
