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- 1 2 Sterling, Bruce; Lewis Shiner. "Turkey City Lexicon: A Primer for SF Workshops". SFWA. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
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- 1 2 Marvel, Bill (November 9, 1997). "Charting cyberspace with a wink and a wit". Dallas Morning News . Retrieved October 7, 2010.
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- ↑ http://primastoria.com/feature/interview-with-jeff-vandermeer Jeff VanderMeer interview, citing workshop inspiration for a novel.
- ↑ Turkey City Lexicon (original)
- ↑ Slug City Writers. "Tom Swifties and Other Writing Sins". Bucks County Writers Workshop. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- ↑ Duane, Diane; Peter Morwood. Writers' Workshop Background (PDF). p. 23.
