The Hudson Review celebrates the prizewinners of our 2024 Short Fiction Contest. Prizewinners Evan Howell (“Salamander”), Reyumeh Ejue (“Full Term”), Annie Zaidi (“Zinnias in the Graveyard”), and Brecht de Poortere (“The Rest Is Silence”) discuss and read from their stories. With an introduction by editor Paula Deitz and remarks from advisory editors Dean Albarelli and Gary Krist. With gratitude to Arete S. Warren for her support of the Short Fiction Contest.