Complex sentence: From 1974 to 1978, Yardley was book editor of the "Miami Herald" and then book critic at the "Washington Star", 1978-1981, winning a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism in 1981.
Split into simpler sentences: From 1974 to 1978, Yardley was book editor of the "Miami Herald". From 1978 to 1981, he held a position as book critic at the "Washington Star", winning a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism in 1981.