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- ↑ "Sambro playwright nominated again for Governor General's award". The Chronicle Herald , October 2, 2012.
- 1 2 Brunet, Julien Russell. "Catherine Banks: The Governor General's Literary Awards interview series". The Walrus . Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ Morgan Mullin, "Trapped inside a Bone Cage". The Coast , September 22, 2020.
