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- ↑ "Interview with Zena Zipporah ('70)". Case Western Reserve University, Department of English. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ↑ "Celebrating 15 Years". Center for Book Arts. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Donald (12 December 2012). "Community Partnership for Arts and Culture awards fellowships and prizes to 22 Cuyahoga County artists". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ↑ "Ohio Craft Museum show speaks to our relationship with books". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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