The Diary of a Young Girl
The prize was established by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, who had authored a play, "The Diary of Anne Frank", based on Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" ("Het achterhuis"). The play won the Pulitzer prize in 1956. The prize money was to be given to writers under 30 years. The prize was awarded in successive years in the following genres: novel, poetry, drama, essay and short story.