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- ↑ Denise Ryan, "10 Most Vaunted: Which young B.C. writers will be big news a few years from now? As Mix books editor Denise Ryan discovered, the answer says much about our time and place". Vancouver Sun , June 17, 2000.
- ↑ Noah Richler, "The red bra of courage: Christy Ann Conlin's debut novel is pure Nova Scotia". National Post , January 31, 2002.
- ↑ "Local writer nominated". Halifax Daily News , April 3, 2003.
- ↑ "Atlantic Book Award nominees announced". Journal Pioneer , April 28, 2003.
- ↑ Robert Wiersema, "Otherworldly family tale". Toronto Star , April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Jade Colbert, "An examination of the everyday tyrant: Story collection by Christy Ann Conlin looks at people trying to escape their past traumas". The Globe and Mail , August 24, 2019.
- ↑ Ryan Porter, "Zalika Reid-Benta wins $10,000 Danuta Gleed Literary Award". Quill & Quire , June 25, 2020.
- ↑ Robert J. Wiersema, "There’s something magic in Nova Scotia writer Christy Ann Conlin powerful new novel 'The Speed of Mercy'". Toronto Star , March 21, 2021.
