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- ↑ "Festival of Literary Diversity in Brampton will shine the spotlight on diverse authors and books". Brampton Guardian , November 19, 2015.
- ↑ Vincent Donovan, "'Lots of people want diverse books': A new festival launched by writer Jael Ealey Richardson will shine a spotlight on authors who reflect the full breadth of Canadian literature". Toronto Star , May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "New literary series to debut at Brampton's Rose Theatre". Brampton Guardian , January 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Canada's first ever-diverse literary festival unfolding in Brampton May 6 to 8". Brampton Guardian , April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Brampton's Festival of Literary Diversity is days away". Toronto Star , April 30, 2017.
- ↑ Deborah Dundas, "Diversity in the book world: As festival grows, so do efforts to include everyone". Toronto Star , April 28, 2018.
- ↑ Samraweet Yohannes, "Brampton's Festival of Literary Diversity goes virtual for 2020". CBC Books, March 19, 2020.