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- ↑ "2009 Big Heart, First Fandom Awards". Science Fiction Awards Watch. September 10, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ "2010 First Fandom Hall of Fame Award". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Locus. September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ Glyer, Mike (December 5, 2012). "2012 First Fandom Awards". File 770 . Retrieved September 4, 2013.
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- ↑ Glyer, Mike (September 3, 2013). "2013 First Fandom Hall of Fame". File 770 . Retrieved September 4, 2013.