SLM’S PEN/DAU SHORT STORY PRIZE WINNER: A.A. TOJINO!

We are so happy to announce that A.A. Tojino’s “Ymelda’s Infinite Eels” is a 2026 winner of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers! This prize recognizes emerging writers’ first publication in a literary magazine and aims to support the debut of their careers as fiction writers.

We are so proud to have featured A.A. Tojino’s story and wish them a huge congratulations!