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- ↑ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Slovenia's Best for Young Readers by the Slovenian Book Agency Archived February 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
