The 2026 L.D. and LaVerne Harrell Clark Fiction Prize has been awarded to Rufi Thorpe’s novel Margo’s Got Money Troubles , a funny novel about a dissatisfied and underemployed young woman who decides to keep a baby, let her estranged pro-wrestler father move in with her, and start an OnlyFans. Thorpe’s previous novels include The Girls from Corona Del Mar , Dear Fang, With Love , and The Knockout Queen , which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. In addition to the award, Thorpe will receive $25,000. Thorpe’s Clark winning novel was up against an impressive shortlist that also included The Most by Jessica Anthony, I’ll Give You A Reason by Annell López, and Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. This year’s Clark Prize was judged by Kevin Brockmeier, an O. Henry Prize winning author of The Ghost Variations , among other books .…