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- ↑ Pauli, Michelle; Flood, Alison (24 June 2009). "'Profound and original' debut wins £10,000 first novel prize". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Creative Writing alumni G-I and published works". University of East Anglia .
- ↑ "Previous Winners". Desmond Elliott Prize . Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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