The 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

May 4, 2026, 20:23
USCulture

Introduction

The Pulitzer Prize board gave awards to twenty-four winners on Monday. These people write news, books, and plays.

Main Body

Many news groups won prizes. The New York Times and Reuters wrote about President Trump and government power. The Washington Post wrote about government offices. A podcast won a prize for a story about a basketball team. Some writers won prizes for books and plays. Daniel Kraus wrote a story about World War I. Bess Wohl wrote a play about women. Other writers wrote about history and poor people. There are problems for the board. President Trump is suing the board in court. He is angry about old prizes. But the board gave a special prize to Julie K. Brown for her work on Jeffrey Epstein.

Conclusion

The 2026 prizes show that news and art are important during difficult political times.

Learning

✍️ ACTION WORDS: THE PAST

Look at how the text talks about things that already happened. We use the same simple pattern for most of these words:

Word → Past Version

  • Give → Gave
  • Write → Wrote
  • Win → Won

💡 QUICK RULE

In English, when we tell a story about the past (like the Pulitzer Prizes), the action word changes.

  • Now: "They write news."
  • Before: "They wrote news."

🧩 WORD GROUPS

People & Jobs

  • Winners
  • Writers
  • Board

Things they make

  • News
  • Books
  • Plays
  • Podcast

Vocabulary Learning

prize (n.)
a reward given for winning or achieving something
Example:She received a prize for her excellent essay.
board (n.)
a group of people who make decisions for an organization
Example:The board decided to change the policy.
winners (n.)
people who win a contest or competition
Example:The winners celebrated after the event.
news (n.)
information about recent events
Example:I read the news every morning.
book (n.)
a written work that is published
Example:He bought a new book about history.
play (n.)
a dramatic work performed by actors
Example:They attended a play at the theater.
group (n.)
a collection of people or things
Example:The group went on a trip together.
podcast (n.)
an audio program that can be downloaded
Example:She listens to a podcast on science.
story (n.)
a narrative about events or people
Example:The story was very interesting.
team (n.)
a group of people working together
Example:The team won the championship.
history (n.)
the past events of a particular subject
Example:She studies history at university.
court (n.)
a place where legal cases are heard
Example:He went to court to testify.