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- ↑ "Runoilija Erkka Filander on kaikkien aikojen nuorin Hesarin palkinnon voittaja". HS.fi. November 14, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ↑ Antti Majander (13 November 2014). "Pajtim Statovcin romaani voitti HS:n kirjallisuuspalkinnon". Helsingin Sanomat . Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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- ↑ Majander, Antti (November 16, 2016). "Hanna Weseliuksen Alma!-romaani voitti HS:n kirjallisuuspalkinnon täpärän äänestyksen jälkeen". HS.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved September 13, 2017.