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.…