APA-SFAF

APA SF&F was a UK-based APA founded in 1981 by Simon Bostock.

There were no British APAs at the time and when Linda Pickersgill learned of Bostock's interest in the idea she encouraged him to start one.

An advertisement appeared in Matrix 32 (October/November 1980):

NEW APA BEING STARTED: APA-SFAF (which apparently stands for SF & Fantasy) Send a Stamp for details to: Simon Bostock [address]. The rules are; 1) contributions at least 2 A4 pages; 2) 27 copies must be made - 25 for members; 3) Mailings - Bi-monthly, with the first due December 1st (hopefully); 4) Members must include 30p for mailing costs - any left over will be returned; 5) SF/Fantasy material only; 6) Any printing means may be used, although not carbon copies.

The initial mailing didn't appear until June 1981 and while the APA seemingly continued until at least the end of the year it soon "collaps[ed] through general lack of interest" (Rob Hansen in Then). Greg Pickersgill, writing in the first mailing of Frank's APA, said there had been three or four mailings and it died:

... because virtually no-one involved in it including Bostock had the vaguest idea of what an apa really was or what should be done to make one flourish. At least part of the reason for the death of [APA SF&F] was the very disparity of the people involved.

Members and Contributions:

• Geoff Boswell
• Simon Bostock
• Chuck Connor
• Rob Hansen – Two Otherwise Blank Pages (first mailing only)
• Dave Langford – Cloud Chamber 9
• Sean Masterson
• Greg Pickersgill – Staggerlee (first mailing only)
• Linda Pickersgill – Smack
• Martyn Taylor
• Pete Windsor

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Publication

1981—????

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