American Amateur Press Association News

Last updated: August 28, 2010

Special Edition of AAJ

A special full-color online edition of the September 2010 American Amateur Journalist is now available in PDF format. This version of the September issue was designed by production guru Mike O'Connor in a wider format than the print edition of the September issue. It also contains an additional column and editoral.

Official editor Dean Rea said of this experimental edition, "Mike and I wanted to illustrate how the AAJ would appear in full color as an online publication."

Ink Cahoots 2010

This year's edition of Ink Cahoots, the American Amateur Press Association's annual cooperative publication, is shaping up to be the largest issue since 2004. With only a few days left before the deadline, 19 pages have been received. Participants include Dave Tribby (coordinator), Russell & Delores Miller, Mark McComas, Bill Venrick, June Bessemir, Gale Mueller, Jon A. Person, Richard Minutillo, Ron Hylton, Jack Scott, David Celani, Mike O'Connor, Len Carrick, Dean Rea, Ivan Snyder, Michael Coughlin, Stan Pekala, Ray Jerland, and Fred Liddle. Lee Hawes will be preparing the wrap-around pages once the full list of participants is known. Ron Hylton printed the cover in addition to printing a page.

Any AAPA member can produce a page for Ink Cahoots. Pages should be 4½ by 6 inches, and have at least ½ inch margin on the side to be bound. For further information, or for a sample copy, contact Dave Tribby at website@AAPAinfo.org

Laureate Awards

Results from the 2009-10 Laureate Board's deliberations:

Prose Fiction: Dave Griffin, ``War Wounds," The Windswept Journal No. 23, October 2009
Jack Swenson, ``A Cat's Tail,'' March 2010

Prose Non-Fiction: William Sullivan, ``Space Race,'' Oregun No. 55, Summer 2009 (September bundle)
Ross Carletta, ``Combat Reporter,'' Oregun No. 56, Winter 2009-10 (February bundle)
Dean Rea, ``On Reflection,'' Oregun No. 57, March 2010

Poetry: Bette Liberty Carrick, ``Winter,'' February 2010; and ``Take my Hand,'' October 2009
Janet Lee Hipp, ``On Papa's Birthday,'' Musings Vol. 1, No. 1, March 2010

Journal of Overall Excellence: Arie Koewelyn and Rich Hopkins, Farewell Campane, March 2010
Leland M. Hawes, Jr., Gator Growl

Letterpress Printed Journal: Peter E. Schaub, The Pearl, November 2009 (December bundle)
Michael Langford, Panderings, October 2009
Michael Coughlin, Oh Pioneers, July 2009

Non-Letterpress Printed Journal: David George, The Tantau Avenue Review No. 53, July 2009
Meghan Parsons & Kelly Parsons, Another Flimsie Excuse No. 2, April 2010 (May bundle)
Ken & Charla Davis, Ken's Lightsome Journal No. 196, May 2010

Art: Roy Paul Nelson, for a lifetime of achievement

Special Award: Bud Hatfield for reprints of many Kelsey booklets

Laureate judges: Johanna Shipley, Chair; Richard George; and Ray Jerland

You can view a list of all AAPA Laureate Awards since 1937.

Successful 2010 Convention Held Concurrently with NAPA

The American Amateur Press Association and the National Amateur Press Association held concurrent conventions on the same dates — July 22 through 25 — and at the same site in the Chicago area.

For a complete rundown on convention events, visit the AAPA 2010 Convention page.

New E-Journal Coordinator: Dave Griffin

Second Vice President Dave Griffin has agreed to take on the role of AAPA's E-Journal Coordinator, and is now responsibile for maintaining AAPA's E-Journal archive. In addition to uploading submissions to the archive, Dave will work on a new Table of Contents interface to the archive that makes it easier to find submissions sorted by author name.

Effectively immediately, submit your E-Journals to Dave via the e-mail address ejournal@AAPAinfo.org

Web Site Updated

In order to make links easier to read, Webmaster Dave Tribby has updated the AAPA Home Page to list links more clearly and to reorganize the groupings. There are also links to the new Site Map and Contact Information at the bottom of each AAPA Web page.

If you have further ideas on how to improve the site, contact Dave at website@AAPAinfo.org

Newest Pages

Recent additions to the AAPA Web site include

2009-2011 Officers

Elected offices (term: October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2011)

President: Michael J. O'Connor
First Vice President: Michael Coughlin
Second Vice President: David Griffin
Official Editor: Dean Rea
Secretary-Treasurer: Ivan Snyder
Mailer: (term January 2010 - December 2012) Tina Howard
Manuscript Manager: vacant
Board of Directors:

Leland M. Hawes, Jr., Chairman
Susan Petrone
Barry Schrader

Appointed offices:

Historian: David George
ALERT Coordinator: Ivan Snyder
Webmaster: David M. Tribby
Office of Bundle Stimulus: Joe Diachenko
Laureate Board:

Johanna Shipley, Chair
Richard George
Ray Jerland