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- ↑ "Canadian authors celebrated at the Lambda Awards". Quill & Quire. 27 May 2011.
- ↑ "Winners of the Pat Lowther & Gerald Lampert Memorial Awards Announced". Open Book: Toronto. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24.
