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- ↑ "The Australian Short Story Competition". Auslit. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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- ↑ "Josephine Ulrick Prizes > Literature Prize Past Winners". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "ALS Gold Medal: The shortlist for the ALS Gold Medal for 2011". ASAL. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "The 2011 Shortlist". Miles Franklin Literary Award. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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