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- ↑ "Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette , October 4, 2017.
- ↑ "The latest poetry: lyrical, bracing, heartfelt". Toronto Star , September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "NMAF announces the winners of the 40th Anniversary National Magazine Awards". Canada NewsWire , May 26, 2017.
