news. ; -lrb- box -rrb- editorial cartooning -- jim borgman of the cincinnati enquirer . ; -lrb- box -rrb- spot news photography -- greg marinovich of the associated press . ; -lrb- box -rrb- feature photography -- william snyder of the dallas morning news . ; arts : ; -lrb- box -rrb- fiction -- `` rabbit at rest `` by john updike . ; -lrb- box -rrb- drama -- `` lost in yonkers `` by neil simon . ; -lrb- box -rrb- history -- `` a midwife 's tale : the life of martha ballard , based on her diary 1785-1812 `` by laurel thatcher ulrich . ; -lrb- box -rrb- biography -- `` jackson pollock : an american saga '' by steven naifeh and gregory white smith . ; -lrb- box -rrb- poetry -- `` near changes `` by mona van duyn . ; -lrb- box -rrb- general non-fiction -- `` the ants `` by bert holldobler and edward o. wilson . ; -lrb- box -rrb- music -- `` symphony '' by shulamit ran .