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- ↑ John Oliphant's biographical entry at abcbookworld
- ↑ "Interview with Author Pearl Luke". Canadian Living , July 4, 2009.
- ↑ UBC Mentoring program
- ↑ Be a Better Writer.com
- ↑ "Lunch with Hilles" Archived 2004-11-25 at the Wayback Machine . FFWD , April 15, 2004.
