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- ↑ "About WLA". Western Literature Association. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ Dobie, Ann B. (2011). Theory into Practice: An Introduction to Literary Criticism. Cengage Learning. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-49590-233-1.
- ↑ "Vision & History". ASLE Home Page. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ "ASLE Bylaws" (PDF). ASLE Home Page. April 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- 1 2 "About Western American Literature (WAL)". Western Literature Association. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ "PAST CONFERENCE PROGRAMS". Western Literature Association. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ↑ "WLA Conference 2020". Western Literature Association. Retrieved May 8, 2018.