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- 1 2 Web site for Wings Press, an independent publishing housed based in San Antonio, Texas.
- ↑ “Huffington Post Small Publisher Spotlight: Wings Press of San Antonio, Texas” The Huffington Post
- 1 2 Web site featuring the Schneiders’ work as well as information, reviews and news about upcoming events and activities.
- ↑ Review of Borderlines
- 1 2 “UTPA Professor Steve Schneider invited to discuss latest book at two renowned book festivals” Texas Border Business
- ↑ “Couple releases book of poems, drawing of border life” The Brownsville Herald
- ↑ Steven and Reefka Schneider reading, Live From Prairie Lights, July 21, 2010
- ↑ “Steven and Reefka Schneider show off their latest book at Prairie Lights” The Daily Iowan
- ↑ Interview with Irving Toast, Poetry Ghost, June 20, 2010
- ↑ Borderlines review from The San Antonio Express
- ↑ Borderlines review in the Library Journal Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Review of Unexpected Guests
- ↑ Selected list of Schneider’s publications Archived 2012-12-12 at archive.today
- ↑ "Dr. Steven P. Schneider, Professor". The University of Texas-Pan America. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ↑ UTPA’s FESTIBA page with a write-up of Dr. Schneider’s work Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Dr. Schneider’s faculty bio
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