ROMPA

In the 1970s, the sole UK apa of the day, OMPA, was perceived (probably correctly) as being in poor health and populated largely by non-UK fans; the British members were mainly not from the newer fan generations.

In an attempt to either prod OMPA back into life, or to create an alternative, Ian Maule founded ROMPA, the Rival Off-trail Magazine Publishers' Association, in 1973. The first quarterly mailing appeared in February 1974. It was not a great success, sadly; it saw only five mailings, the final one distributed by Rob Jackson in February 1975.

Members and Apazines

• Frank Balazs
• A. Graham Boak — Sheep May Safely
• Ian Butterworth
• Lisa Conesa — Trismus
• John Nielsen Hall — Legends
• Chris Hulse
• Rob Jackson
• Ian Maule
• Greg Pickersgill (never contributed)
• John Piggott — 61 Cygni C
• Pete Presford — Mad Muses
• Julia Stone
• Keith Walker
• Ian Williams

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Publication

—1975

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