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- ↑ Mary Ann Moore, "Book review: Surprising, wise, irreverent, sassy poetry from Victorian Rhonda Ganz". Vancouver Sun , May 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Martin West, Daniel Zomparelli and Rhonda Ganz win 2018 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 9, 2021.
- ↑ Mike Devlin, "Victoria authors among B.C. Book Prize finalists". Victoria Times-Colonist , March 13, 2018.
