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The prize, which includes a financial award and the publication of “Solitaire” in the magazine, was unexpected. “Solitaire” was rejected 22 times before being selected by “The London Magazine,” England鈥檚 oldest literary periodical and publisher of some of the best writing in the county. It is often referred to as “The New Yorker” of England.
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