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References
- Marleen S. Barr (July 2002). "Pilgrims and Pioneers: The History and Speeches of the Science Fiction Research Association Award Winners : [a review]". Science Fiction Studies. 29 (2): 283–285.
- Hal W. Hall; Daryl F. Mallett; Fiona Kelleghan, eds. (2000). Pilgrims and Pioneers: The History and Speeches of the Science Fiction Research Association Award Winners ([Updated] ed.). Tempe, AZ: Jacob's Ladder Books. ISBN 0913960284.
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