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- ↑ Tara Thorne, "Your 2018 Atlantic Book Award winners". The Coast , May 11, 2018.
- ↑ Ryan Porter, "Lisa Moore wins $25,000 fiction award at Atlantic Book Awards". Quill & Quire , June 10, 2019.
- ↑ Sue Carter, "Ami McKay, Gemma Hickey double winners at Atlantic Book Awards". Quill & Quire , July 2, 2020.
- ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "2022 Atlantic Book Awards winners announced". Quill & Quire , June 9, 2022.
- ↑ Attila Berki, "Nova Scotia Book Awards 2023 winners announced". Quill & Quire , June 8, 2023.