Eli Eric Saslow (born May 15, 1982) is an American journalist who writes for The Washington Post and ESPN The Magazine. He is a 2014 winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a recipient of the George Polk award and other honors. He was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing in 2013, 2016 and 2017. Education He attended Heritage High School, in Littleton, Colorado, graduating in 2000, and is a 2004 graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Work Saslow's 2018 book was the winner of the 2019 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction. He is the author of Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President (Random House, 2012), and four of his works have appeared in the anthology The Best American Sports Writing. Personal life Saslow identifies as Jewish and is married. Books . . References External links "Pulitzer winner dug beyond politics to explore impact of food stamps on American families", appearance on PBS NewsHour Living people 1982 births People from Littleton, Colorado American male journalists Jewish American journalists The Washington Post journalists Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism winners S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications alumni James Beard Foundation Award winners Colorado Academy alumni 21st-century American Jews