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- 1 2 3 Bryden MacDonald Archived October 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ 23rd Lambda Literary Awards Archived 2019-06-08 at the Wayback Machine . Lambda Literary Foundation.
- 1 2 3 Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Sprinchorn, The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama: M-Z, Volume 2 (p. 843). Columbia University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780231144247.
- ↑ "MacDonald tries out a lighter touch". The Chronicle-Herald , September 20, 2012.
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