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'''''O'''''fftrails '''''M'''''agazine '''''P'''''ublishers '''''A'''''ssociation was organized by [[Ken Bulmer]] and [[Vince Clarke]] on June 19, 1954. Founding members included [[Chuck Harris]], [[Joan Carr]], [[Ron Bennett]] and [[Archie Mercer]]. The [[Official Organ]] was ''[[Off Trails]]''.  OMPA lasted into the late 70s and was dead by 1981.
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'''''O'''''fftrails '''''M'''''agazine '''''P'''''ublishers '''''A'''''ssociation was organized by [[Ken Bulmer]] and [[Vince Clarke]] on June 19, 1954. Founding members included [[Chuck Harris]], [[Joan Carr]], [[Ron Bennett]] and [[Archie Mercer]]. The [[Official Organ]] was ''[[Off Trails]]''.  It was published four times a year: March June, September and December. OMPA lasted into the late 70s and was dead by 1981.
  
 
Some of the [[OE]]s were:
 
Some of the [[OE]]s were:
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* [[Don Allen]] -- ''[[Loco (Allen)]]''
 
* [[Don Allen]] -- ''[[Loco (Allen)]]''
 
* [[Lyle Amlin]] -- ''[[Psi (Amlin)]]''
 
* [[Lyle Amlin]] -- ''[[Psi (Amlin)]]''
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* [[Don Anderson]] -- ''[[Alces/Amer]]''
 
* [[Heinrich Arenz]] -- ''[[Another One]]''
 
* [[Heinrich Arenz]] -- ''[[Another One]]''
 
* [[Mike Ashley]] -- ''[[...And Behold, Cushi Came]]''
 
* [[Mike Ashley]] -- ''[[...And Behold, Cushi Came]]''
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* [[John Bangsund]] -- ''[[Philosophical Gas]]''
 
* [[John Bangsund]] -- ''[[Philosophical Gas]]''
 
* [[Steve Barr]] -- ''[[Diablerie]]''
 
* [[Steve Barr]] -- ''[[Diablerie]]''
* [[Greg Benford]] --
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* [[Greg Benford]]  
 
* [[Ron Bennett]] -- ''[[Antwerpse Letterkundige En Wettenschappelijke Gazet]]'', ''[[Burp]]'', ''[[Harrogate Crudbin Quarterly]]'', ''[[They're Off]]'', ''[[Through Darkest Belgium]]''
 
* [[Ron Bennett]] -- ''[[Antwerpse Letterkundige En Wettenschappelijke Gazet]]'', ''[[Burp]]'', ''[[Harrogate Crudbin Quarterly]]'', ''[[They're Off]]'', ''[[Through Darkest Belgium]]''
 
* [[Eric Bentcliffe]] -- ''[[Waldo (Bentcliffe)]]'', ''[[Platform]]''
 
* [[Eric Bentcliffe]] -- ''[[Waldo (Bentcliffe)]]'', ''[[Platform]]''
 
* [[John Berry]] -- ''[[Veritas]]'', ''[[This Goon for Hire]]'', ''[[The Thomson Saga]]''
 
* [[John Berry]] -- ''[[Veritas]]'', ''[[This Goon for Hire]]'', ''[[The Thomson Saga]]''
 
* [[Gerald Bishop]] -- ''[[Debb'nshire Crame and Scrumpy]]''
 
* [[Gerald Bishop]] -- ''[[Debb'nshire Crame and Scrumpy]]''
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* [[Burkhard Bluem]] -- ''[[Pantheon]]''
 
* [[Graham Boak]] -- ''[[Binary]]'', ''[[Cynic]]'', ''[[Transplant]]''
 
* [[Graham Boak]] -- ''[[Binary]]'', ''[[Cynic]]'', ''[[Transplant]]''
 
* [[Redd Boggs]] -- ''[[Spirochete]]''
 
* [[Redd Boggs]] -- ''[[Spirochete]]''
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* Terry and [[Miriam Carr]] -- ''[[Defenestration]]''
 
* Terry and [[Miriam Carr]] -- ''[[Defenestration]]''
 
* [[Steven C. Carrington]] -- ''[[Mdrgl]]''
 
* [[Steven C. Carrington]] -- ''[[Mdrgl]]''
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* [[John Champion]] -- ''[[Xanadu (Champion)]]''
 
* [[George Charters]] -- ''[[The Scarr]]''
 
* [[George Charters]] -- ''[[The Scarr]]''
* [[Jim Caughran]] -- ''[[A L'Abandon]]''
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* [[Jim Caughran]] -- ''[[A L'Abandon]]'', ''[[When a Trufan Dies]]''
 
* [[Ken Cheslin]] -- ''[[Envoy]]'', ''[[Childs Garden of Olaf]]'', ''[[Sally-Port]]''
 
* [[Ken Cheslin]] -- ''[[Envoy]]'', ''[[Childs Garden of Olaf]]'', ''[[Sally-Port]]''
 
* [[Joy Clarke]] -- ''[[Apathy]]'', ''[[Lesser Flea]]'', ''[[Bran Tub]]'', ''[[Comedy of Errors]]'', ''[[Copies of Certain Letters...]]'', ''[[This Sceptred Isle]]''
 
* [[Joy Clarke]] -- ''[[Apathy]]'', ''[[Lesser Flea]]'', ''[[Bran Tub]]'', ''[[Comedy of Errors]]'', ''[[Copies of Certain Letters...]]'', ''[[This Sceptred Isle]]''
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* [[Calvin Demmon]] -- ''[[Chicken Wagon]]''
 
* [[Calvin Demmon]] -- ''[[Chicken Wagon]]''
 
* [[Chick Derry]] -- ''[[Annex]]'', ''[[Gallery]]''
 
* [[Chick Derry]] -- ''[[Annex]]'', ''[[Gallery]]''
* [[Belle Dietz]] & [[Frank Deitz]] -- ''[[Ground Zero]]'', ''[[Peals]]''
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* [[Belle Dietz]] & [[Frank Dietz]] -- ''[[Ground Zero]]'', ''[[Peals]]''
* [[Belle Deitz]] -- ''[[Complete Story of How Not to Move]]'', ''[[Nimbel]]'', ''[[Skimmer's Guide]]''
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* [[Belle Dietz]] -- ''[[Complete Story of How Not to Move]]'', ''[[Nimbel]]'', ''[[Skimmer's Guide]]''
 
* [[Bill Donaho]] -- ''[[Viper]]'', ''[[ASP]]'', ''[[Habakkuk]]'', ''[[Blush]]'', ''[[Defilade]]'', ''[[The Wall]]''
 
* [[Bill Donaho]] -- ''[[Viper]]'', ''[[ASP]]'', ''[[Habakkuk]]'', ''[[Blush]]'', ''[[Defilade]]'', ''[[The Wall]]''
 
* [[Howard DeVore]] -- ''[[Ompalog]]''
 
* [[Howard DeVore]] -- ''[[Ompalog]]''
* [[Gordon Eklund]] -- ''[[Shadowfax]]''
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* [[Gordon Eklund]] -- ''[[Shadowfax (Eklund)|Shadowfax]]''
 
* [[Dick Ellington]] -- ''[[FIJAGH (Ellington)]]'', ''[[Mailing Comments (Ellington)]]''
 
* [[Dick Ellington]] -- ''[[FIJAGH (Ellington)]]'', ''[[Mailing Comments (Ellington)]]''
 
* [[Paul Enever]] -- ''[[How]]''
 
* [[Paul Enever]] -- ''[[How]]''
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* [[Les Gerber]] -- ''[[Romp]]''
 
* [[Les Gerber]] -- ''[[Romp]]''
 
* [[Nan Gerding]] -- ''[[Nantz]]'', ''[[Ob]]''
 
* [[Nan Gerding]] -- ''[[Nantz]]'', ''[[Ob]]''
* [[Roberta Gray]] -- ''[[Vargary]]''
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* [[Roberta Gray]] -- ''[[Vagary]]''
* [[Jim Groves]] -- ''[[The Wall]]''
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* [[Jim Groves]] -- ''[[The Wall]]'', ''[[Packrat]]''
 
* [[Dave Hale]] -- ''[[Plain Psycho]]'', ''[[Big Deal]]''
 
* [[Dave Hale]] -- ''[[Plain Psycho]]'', ''[[Big Deal]]''
 
* [[Barry Hall]] -- ''[[Kactus]]''
 
* [[Barry Hall]] -- ''[[Kactus]]''
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* [[Bill Harry]] -- ''[[Biped]]''
 
* [[Bill Harry]] -- ''[[Biped]]''
 
* [[Art Hayes]] -- ''[[Marsolo]]''
 
* [[Art Hayes]] -- ''[[Marsolo]]''
* [[Beryl Henley]] -- ''[[Oz]]''
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* [[Beryl Henley]] (see Beryl Mercer, below)
 
* [[Lynn Hickman]] -- ''[[JD-Argassy]]'', ''[[Troat]]'', ''[[Scurvy]]'', ''[[Ob]]''
 
* [[Lynn Hickman]] -- ''[[JD-Argassy]]'', ''[[Troat]]'', ''[[Scurvy]]'', ''[[Ob]]''
 
* [[John Hitchcock]] -- ''[[Double Whammy]]'', ''[[Fang]]''
 
* [[John Hitchcock]] -- ''[[Double Whammy]]'', ''[[Fang]]''
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* [[Ivor Mayne]] -- ''[[Vert]]''
 
* [[Ivor Mayne]] -- ''[[Vert]]''
 
* [[Archie Mercer]] -- ''[[Antwerpse Letterkundige En Wettenschappelijke Gazet]]'', ''[[Amble]]'', ''[[Second Saturday After the First...]]'', ''[[Archive]]'', ''[[Meadows of Fantasy]]''
 
* [[Archie Mercer]] -- ''[[Antwerpse Letterkundige En Wettenschappelijke Gazet]]'', ''[[Amble]]'', ''[[Second Saturday After the First...]]'', ''[[Archive]]'', ''[[Meadows of Fantasy]]''
* [[Beryl Mercer]] -- ''[[Oz]]''
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* [[Beryl Mercer]] -- ''[[Oz (Mercer)]]''
 
* [[Mike Meara]] & [[Pat Meara]] -- ''[[Lurk]]''
 
* [[Mike Meara]] & [[Pat Meara]] -- ''[[Lurk]]''
 
* [[Norm Metcalf]] -- ''[[Tasa]]'', ''[[CAC]]'', ''[[Ul]]''
 
* [[Norm Metcalf]] -- ''[[Tasa]]'', ''[[CAC]]'', ''[[Ul]]''
 
* [[Ellis Mills]] -- ''[[Grist]]'', ''[[Styx]]'', ''[[Ur & Xanadu Review]]''
 
* [[Ellis Mills]] -- ''[[Grist]]'', ''[[Styx]]'', ''[[Ur & Xanadu Review]]''
 
* [[Michael Moorcock]] -- ''[[Perindeus]]''
 
* [[Michael Moorcock]] -- ''[[Perindeus]]''
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* [[John Muir]] -- ''[[Red Cake]]'', ''[[Two Heads Are Better Than One (Muir)]]''
 
* [[Darroll Pardoe]] -- ''[[Pablo]]'', ''[[The Wall]]''
 
* [[Darroll Pardoe]] -- ''[[Pablo]]'', ''[[The Wall]]''
 
* [[Rosemary Pardoe]] -- ''[[Seagull]]''
 
* [[Rosemary Pardoe]] -- ''[[Seagull]]''
 
* [[Joe Patrizio]] -- ''[[Binary]]''
 
* [[Joe Patrizio]] -- ''[[Binary]]''
 
* [[Fred Patten]] -- ''[[Lefnui]]''
 
* [[Fred Patten]] -- ''[[Lefnui]]''
* [[Bob Pavlat]] -- ''[[Contour]]'', ''[[Evans-Pavlat Fanzine Index]]'', ''[[Doggie]]''
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* [[Bob Pavlat]] -- ''[[Contour]]'', ''[[Evans-Pavlat Fanzine Index]]'', ''[[Dogie]]''
 
* [[Bruce Pelz]] -- ''[[Savoyard]]''
 
* [[Bruce Pelz]] -- ''[[Savoyard]]''
 
* [[Ian Peters]] -- ''[[Haggis]]''
 
* [[Ian Peters]] -- ''[[Haggis]]''
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* [[Harry Turner]] -- ''[[Now & Then]]''
 
* [[Harry Turner]] -- ''[[Now & Then]]''
 
* [[Dave Vendelmans]] -- ''[[Titot]]'', ''[[Itta]]'', ''[[Through Darkest Belgium]]''
 
* [[Dave Vendelmans]] -- ''[[Titot]]'', ''[[Itta]]'', ''[[Through Darkest Belgium]]''
* [[Keith Walker]] --
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* [[Keith Walker]]  
 
* [[Mike Wallace]] -- ''[[Imbroglio]]'', ''[[Bilfescyning]]'', ''[[Fescennine]]''
 
* [[Mike Wallace]] -- ''[[Imbroglio]]'', ''[[Bilfescyning]]'', ''[[Fescennine]]''
 
* [[Charles Wells]] -- ''[[Hex]]''
 
* [[Charles Wells]] -- ''[[Hex]]''
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* [[Ted White]] -- ''[[Null-F]]'', ''[[Zip]]'', ''[[Double Whammy]]''
 
* [[Ted White]] -- ''[[Null-F]]'', ''[[Zip]]'', ''[[Double Whammy]]''
 
* [[Tom White]] -- ''[[Golgotha]]''
 
* [[Tom White]] -- ''[[Golgotha]]''
* [[Walt Willis]] -- ''[[Woz]]'', ''[[Wappoted]]''
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* [[Walt Willis]] -- ''[[Woz]]'', ''[[Wappoted]]'', ''[[Willis Discovers America]]''
 
* [[Art Wilson]] -- ''[[Scatalog]]''
 
* [[Art Wilson]] -- ''[[Scatalog]]''
 
* [[Geoff Wingrove]] -- ''[[Snooze]]'', ''[[Io]]'', ''[[Guf]]''
 
* [[Geoff Wingrove]] -- ''[[Snooze]]'', ''[[Io]]'', ''[[Guf]]''
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Revision as of 14:45, 24 September 2022

Offtrails Magazine Publishers Association was organized by Ken Bulmer and Vin¢ Clarke on June 19, 1954. Founding members included Chuck Harris, Joan Carr, Ron Bennett and Archie Mercer. The Official Organ was Off Trails. It was published four times a year: March June, September and December. OMPA lasted into the late 70s and was dead by 1981.

Some of the OEs were:

1954/55 Vincent Clarke
1955/56 Joy Clarke
1956/57 Archie Mercer
1959/60 Ron Bennett
1960/61 Daphne Buckmaster
1962/63 Ken Cheslin
1963/64 Ethel Lindsay
1969 Beryl Mercer
1978/79 Keith Walker

Contributors and APAzines:[edit]

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
The Off-Trail Magazine Publisher's Association, formed 19 June 1954 to provide British fen wit an equivalent of FAPA. Ken Bulmer and Vin¢ Clarke organized it, and were first president and first Association Editor (respectively) of the group. "We weren't proud", says Vin¢; "we borrowed wholesale from the rules of FAPA." This isn't quite right, since FAPA's Secretary and Vice-President duties were combined with, respectively, the Association Editor's and President's, and the group was smaller (45 members plus the Keeper of the Printed Books British Copyright repository, carried as "Member #0"]). Founder members included eminent Anglofen like Chuck Harris (first Treasurer), Joan Carr, Ron Bennett, and Archie Mercer. The group grew rapidly; original membership of 25 had to be increased to 29 with the first mailing and later to its present level. Beginning in 1956 it became extensively infiltrated with Americans and some alarm and despondency over possible loss of British character was heard.

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