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I wrote my first short story for a competition and won second prize. Another competition came up and I won first prize. The first story was published in a newspaper. The second went out on radio.

Ian Rankin
Competition, Radio, Firsts
"Gothic Scot". Interview with Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. March 17, 2001.
I wrote my first short story for a competition and won second prize. Another competition came up and I won first prize. The first story was published in a newspaper. The second went out on radio.