English

Noun

amateur press association ‎(plural amateur press associations)

1. A group of people who collaborate on publishing a periodical for distribution internally to the group.
   • 1872 February, “Convention of Amateur Editors”, in The Typographic, volume 2, number 2, page 5:

     The Eastern Amateur Press Association held its first Convention at the St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, recently, and was attended by thirty members of the amateur Press.

   • 1990 Fall, Williamson, Chet, “Weird Tales Talks With Chet Williamson”, in Weird Tales, number 298, page 66:

     I was in the Esoteric Order of Dagon, which is an amateur press association dedicated to Lovecraft and weird fiction.

   • 1992, Bacon-Smith, Camille, Enterprising Women, ISBN 9780812213799, pages 44–45:

     An amateur press association is a small group, seldom more than thirty and usually many fewer members, who collaborate in the publication of an apa.

Derived terms

• APA (abbreviation)
• apahack
• apazine