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- ↑ When It Changed, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved October 27, 20128
- ↑ 1973 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved October 28, 2018
- ↑ Russ, Joanna. "When It Changed". Sci Fiction . Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved February 29, 2016.