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Continue to Chat'Royal Beatings' was my first story, and it was published in 1977. But I sent all my early stories to 'The New Yorker' in the 1950s, and then I stopped sending for a long time and sent only to magazines in Canada. 'The New Yorker' sent me nice notes, though - penciled, informal messages. They never signed them. They weren't terribly encouraging. - Alice Munro from https://whatsmyquote.com/quote/royal-beatings-was-my-first-story-and-it-was-published-in-1977-but-i-sent-all-my-early-stories-to-the-new