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- ↑ Famous Literary Prizes and Their Winners, Bessie Graham, READ BOOKS, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4067-0491-4
- ↑ "American Academy of Arts and Letters - Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
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