apazine

English

Etymology

From APA (“amateur press association”) +‎ zine.

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, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II‎^[1], APA:

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

   • 1977 September, Peter Pross, “The Documents in the Case (letters)”, in The Mystery Fancier‎^[2], 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, Leon L. Gammell, The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories, →ISBN, 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), “apazine”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “apazine n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.