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The National Amateur Press Association is the oldest Amateur
Press group in the world. From the first convention in 1876
to the present day, this organization has been
dedicated to the furtherance of Amateur Journalism as a hobby.
Although deeply rooted in the “Black Art” of letterpress
printing, all of the associated arts of writing, editing,
publishing, and illustration are equally important to NAPA
members. Each month’s bundle of papers, mailed to all members,
will contain the work of printers, some who do not write, and
writers and poets, and some who also print. Some edit and publish
the work of others, leaving the craft of printing to yet others.
The best work of each year is awarded a laureate award to
recognize the members’ achievements. Laureates, and honorable
mentions, are awarded in these categories: Poetry, Fiction,
History of Amateur Journalism, Editorial Comment, Miscellaneous
Prose, Art, Editing, and Printing.
Printing was historically done using letterpress, but offset, photocopy,
mimeograph, and spirit duplicator have all been used. Today’s
bundles often contain journals produced by computer and laser
printer. In each case, the words and their presentation are the
focus, not the technology.
A free three-month
Trial Membership
is available for those who want to explore the hobby of Amateur Journalism!
CALLING ALL PRINTERS & WRITERS:
If you have been wanting to enhance your hobby of creative writing and talent of handset printing,
you might want to check out this more-than-a-century-old active organization.
Monthly mailings of members’ journals, annual conventions and international hobbyist memberships.
For further information, contact:
Secretary-Treasurer Bill Boys, at 6507 Westland Drive. Knoxville, TN 37919-9222
orWBoys@BellSouth.net.
Purposes:
The objects of the Association shall be to bring together and encourage the activity of writers,
artists, editors, printers and publishers and similar craftsmen for the purpose of
broadening their knowledge and improving their abilities and for the production of amateur papers
and/or journals at every opportunity for circulation periodically to the general membership.
It shall be a non-profit organization, no officer or member of which shall derive financial
benefit from his participation. It shall not as an organization engage in propaganda
or otherwise attempt to influence legislation or in any way participate in or intervene
in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office, but membership
shall not deprive any individual member from engaging in any such activities as an individual.
FYI: Video clip of former member J. Hill Hamon’s bookmaking:
J. Hill was featured on a segment of a Lexington, Ky., TV show back in the ’80s, about his making of miniature books,
and the fact that he made his own paper from junk mail.
Barry Schrader’s collectibles exhibit featured in Dekalb, Ill.
NAPA Member Barry Schrader has a collection of 19th & 20th Century information-sharing devices.
You know: typewriters, iron presses, “a Ham radio, a candlestick phone, the keyboard of a Linotype machine
and some of Schrader’s personal effects that chronicle his career in newspapers and public relations—
a career that spanned nearly 50 years.”
It’s the subject of an exhibition, and you can read about it
here.
This web site is maintained for the National Amateur Press Association by
Jon McGrew
Constitution & By-Laws
