English

Noun

apazine ‎(plural apazines)

1. (fandom slang) A periodical created by a member of an amateur press association for distribution to all of its members.
   • 1959, Eney, Richard "Dick" Harris, Fancyclopedia II, APA:

     Such apazines are contributed to the bundle by their publishers without charge, being considered exchanges for the other members' fanzines.

   • 1977 September, Pross, Peter, “The Documents in the Case (letters)”, in The Mystery Fancier, volume 1, number 5, page 59:

     So, the inclusion of my personal opinions in the original apazine articles was not, I think, out of place.

   • 1986, Gammell, Leon L., The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories, ISBN 9780930261504, page 26:

     A certain knowledgeable science fiction fan whom I know from my apazine days sees in this a precursor of the Jovian sentinels in Arthur C. Clarke's 2001.

Antonyms

• genzine

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-530567-8
• apazine n. at the OED Science Fiction Citations Project