Earlier this month, the editor of Lowestoft Chronicle nominated “Fish,” by Mark Jacobs (issue 65, March 1, 2026), for the O. Henry Prize—a long-running annual award recognizing exceptional short fiction first published in literary magazines across the U.S. Congratulations to Mark Jacobs on this distinction, and thank you to every contributor whose work makes each nomination season both rewarding and challenging.
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