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- ↑ Janet Smith, "Rising local playwrights Christine Quintana and Norman Yeung send Tremors into digital space". The Georgia Straight , August 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Rachel Cusk among fiction finalists for Governor General’s Literary Awards". Toronto Star , October 14, 2021.
- ↑ Martha Schabas, "Review: Selfie is a modern morality play that tackles weighty subjects". The Globe and Mail , April 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Playwright Marcus Youssef wins $100K Siminovitch Prize". CBC News, November 6, 2017.
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