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- ↑ Complete list of Hugo nominees Archived September 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Fancyclopedia entry on the fanzine as Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ↑ Fancyclopedia entry on the fanzine as Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ↑ Mike Resnick's "Introducing Lan, Who Needs None" in his book Once a Fan..., p. 149, Wildside Press LLC, Aug 1, 2002.
- ↑ George J. Laskowski, Jr, 1948-1999 Archived April 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 24, 2014).
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