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- ↑ Dragicevic, Nina (19 April 2022). "Youth: The teenagers by the creek, in a way, were all her children …". Toronto Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ "12 Canadian books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Zalika Reid-Benta and Britta Badour among finalists for 2024 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books, May 7, 2024.
- ↑ Isaac Phan Nay, "Toronto Star short story contest winner Nina Dragicevic signs two-book publishing deal". Toronto Star , April 26, 2022.
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