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- ↑ "Programs : Harper Lee Award". Alabama Writers' Forum. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ "Alabama Writers Awards". Monroeville Literary Festival. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ "Montgomery Author Wins Harper Lee Award". Alabama Public Radio. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ "Artist Bio : Rebecca Gilman". Goodman Theatre. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ "Edward O. Wilson Chosen as 2016 Harper Lee Award Recipient". E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. December 15, 2015. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ Shelly Haskins (2020-01-19). "Mountain Brook author wins 2020 Harper Lee Award". AL. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ https://www.monroevilleliteraryfestival.com/awards