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- ↑ Congratulations to the 2013 Nebula Award Winners, at Tor.com; published May 17, 2014; retrieved February 26, 2017
- ↑ Nominees, at the World Fantasy Convention; retrieved February 26, 2017
- ↑ BSFA Awards: the Shortlist (2014), by Donna Scott, at the British Science Fiction Association; published January 29, 2014; retrieved February 26, 2017
- ↑ Of Selkies and Memory: Reading Short Stories for the Hugo Awards, by Ana Grilo, at Kirkus Reviews ; published February 21, 2014; retrieved February 26, 2017
