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- 1 2 "Meet the Giller long list: This year’s literary prize has a distinct east-coast feel". The Globe and Mail , September 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Windsor, Ont., writer Wayne Grady wins Amazon.ca First Novel Award". CBC News, April 30, 2014.
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