I've just spoken to someone at the Literary Review, and he told me that it used to be the case that only subscribers were eligible for the first and second prizes, but in the last year or so they have relaxed that rule, and non-subsribers have an equal chance these days.
On the one hand, this is good news, and I don't need to allow myself to be panicked into taking out a subscription.
On the other hand, it explodes my theory of why I haven't won anything in the LitRev, and forces me to return to the unwelcome explanation "must try harder".
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