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Given by Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP). Other Names: Firecracker Alternative Book Award, Firecracker Award, Firecracker CLMP award.
- "Firecracker Alternative Book Awards". ReadersRead.com. Archived from the original on Mar 4, 2009.