amateur press associationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

amateur press association (複数形 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”, 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, Chet Williamson, “Weird Tales Talks With Chet Williamson”, 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, Camille Bacon-Smith, Enterprising Women, ISBN 9780812213799, page 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.

派生語

• APA (abbreviation)
• apahack
• apazine