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- ↑ "Bradley Peters' Debut Poetry Collection Takes Readers into the Prison Experience & the Systemic Problems Within". Open Book, October 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Abbotsford poet returns for Writers Fest". UFV Alumni.
- ↑ "Abbotsford poet returns for Writers Fest". UFV Alumni.
- ↑ "Hannah Green, Sandra Ridley and Bradley Peters win League of Canadian Poets prizes". CBC Books, May 1, 2024.
- ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "Canisia Lubrin, Danny Ramadan among 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award finalists". Quill & Quire , October 8, 2024.
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