When writing The Other Black Girl (2021), novelist Zakiya Dalila Harris drew on her own experiences working at a publishing office. The award-winning book is Harris's first novel, but her writing - honored before. At the age of twelve, she entered a contest to have a story published in American Girl magazine— and won.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A) were
B) have been
C) has been
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D) are