Now print and online magazines eligible for all journalism Pulitzer Prizes

The Pulitzer Prize Board announced on Wednesday that in 2016 will be accepted beginning in December for the 2017 prizes.

Print and online magazines are now eligible for Pulitzer Prizes in all journalism categories.

In this May 2, 1967, file photo, playwright Edward Albee, winner of the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for drama, for his play "A Delicate Balance," talks to reporters during a news conference at the Cherry Lane Theater in the Greenwich Village section of New York. (AP file photo)

The Pulitzer Prize Board announced on Wednesday that in 2016 will be accepted beginning in December for the 2017 prizes.

The board says it made its decision after two years of experimentation.

New entry guidelines are posted at Pulitzer.org .

The Pulitzers are considered one of American journalism’s most prestigious awards. They recognize various categories of reporting, photography and opinion writing, as well as editorial cartooning.

The prizes also honour drama, music and fiction and non-fiction books.

The Pulitzers are administered by Columbia University. The 2016 Pulitzers marked the centennial of the awards being handed out.