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- ↑ Deborah Dundas, "Michelle Good wins Kobo Emerging Writer fiction prize — making it three wins for the three noms she got on that big day in May". Toronto Star , June 22, 2021.
- ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "Jesse Wente, Pik-Shuen Fung, Damhnait Monaghan named winners of 2022 Kobo Emerging Writer prizes". Quill & Quire , June 23, 2022.
- ↑ Bridget Raymundo, "Erica McKeen, Harrison Mooney and K.S. Covert win $10K Kobo Emerging Writer Prizes". CBC Books , June 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Toronto author Jamaluddin Aram among winners of $10K Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize". CBC Books , June 19, 2024.