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- ↑ "Two Nova Scotians nominated for 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards". SaltWire Network , October 12, 2022.
- ↑ Deborah Dundas, "Sheila Heti, Eli Baxter win 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards for fiction and non-fiction". Toronto Star , November 16, 2022.
- ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "League of Canadian Poets announces 2023 Book Awards shortlists". Quill & Quire , April 20, 2023.
