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- ↑ Hall of Fame webpage. Charles S. Roberts Awards website
- ↑ Scott Parrino (15 April 2010). "Industry News: Voting for the Charles S Roberts Award Now Open". The Wargamer . Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
..the very prestigious Charles S Roberts Awards has started.
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- ↑ Liptak, Andrew (September 4, 2016). "The inaugural Dragon Awards highlight the populist side of science fiction and fantasy". The Verge . Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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