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- ↑ Drabble, Emily (4 January 2016). "Frances Hardinge scoops the Costa children's book award 2015 with The Lie Tree". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- 1 2 Brown, Mark (26 January 2016). "Frances Hardinge's The Lie Tree wins Costa book of the year 2015". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ Burns, Ashleigh (27 January 2016). "Former Clackmannanshire teacher wins Costa Short Story Award 2015". Alloa and Hillfoots Advertiser. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ "Costa short story prize reveals identities of anonymised finalists". the Guardian. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- Shortlist: "Shortlist for the 2015 Costa Novel Award" (PDF). Costa Coffee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- Category winners: "2015 Costa Category Award Winners" (PDF). Costa Coffee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.