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Amateur Press Associations are a means to bring together those interested in a common subject through their regular contributions to a shared publication. Its members must maintain active participation to remain in good standing. Memberships in APAs are usually small to keep the publications manageable. Each member offers a unique perspective which meets few restrictions from editorial control. Because of the limited membership and the number of issues published, only a few outsiders are able to see all the hard work and worthwhile articles put into most APA issues.

ERB-APA was founded in 1984 by ERB fan, John Guidry. He modeled the society after other typical amateur press societies, seeing the organization as one which would allow ERB fans to share their “comments, musings, rantings and ravings, fond memories, whatever....”

John decided to limit membership to 36 -- to commemorate the age at which ERB began writing. Members would pay a nominal membership fee and would then, four times a year, type up a minimum of two pages of material and send 50 copies to John. He would then collate and bind the material, and return a copy to each member. Six slots were set aside for “Honourary Members” (chosen by member vote) which were honoured for their lifetime commitment to ERB fandom. People on the waitlist had first option to buy any extra copies.

ERBapa Rules

ERB APA members, past and present, are invited to submit their APA submissions to this Archive site so that they may be shared with ERB fans around the world.

ERB-APA Members in Attendance at the 2009 Dayton Dum-Dum
Standing: Peter Ogden | Jim Hadac | Ken Mason | Bob Burrows | Bob McGeeney | Huck Huckenpohler |
Dick Spargur | Dorothy Howell | Joan Bledig | David Critchfield | Jim Thompson | Bob O'Malley
Kneeling: Henry Franke | Laurence Dunn | Mike Conran | Bill Hillman
More photos of ERBapa members at ERB Conventions are featured at:
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3. ERB-APA HIGHLIGHTS

• Issue 1  John Guidry’s idea flames to life, and the ERBAPA is born. Fashioned after other APAs, John decides that 36 memberships will be available, to commemorate the age at which ERB’s professional career began. Eighteen Burroughs fans join John to create an inaugural issue of 78 pages.
• Issues 2-3  The APA continues to grow, with 10 members coming aboard for the second issue and 6 members for the third -- just two members short of the full slate of 36.
• Issues 4-5 The APA membership reaches 36, though several members soon drop out. The slow process of turnover ensures that the APA remains a vital, vibrant collective, and gives all fans a chance to eventually participate if they join the waitlist.
• Issue 6  Paul Spencer begins his long-running series of ERB book reviews.
• Issue 7  John inaugurates what is to become an ERBAPA tradition: the Annual Symposium. Each year a topic is chosen to encourage members to concentrate on some of ERB’s lesser-known works.  This year's issue focuses on The Bandit of Hell’s Bend.
• Issue 9  After two years at the helm, John is succeeded by new OE Leonard Homel, who inaugurates the "Kaorspondence" section.
• Issue 11  The Cave Girl is the featured Symposium topic.
• Issue 13  This issue was an unofficial tribute to Vern Coriell after his passing. Members share their memories of the founder of the Burroughs Bibliophiles. Members vote to make John Guidry the sixth honorary member, and he continues contributing regularly.
• Issue 15  Symposium: The Mad King
• No. 16: The death of APA member, John F. Roy is announced.
• Issue 17  Leonard helps cement the tradition of two-year editorial stints, and steps aside for new OE George McWhorter. George upgrades the growing publication from staples to a comb binding.
• No. 19: The first published indication of strife between APA members.
• Issue 23  George McWhorter decides to embark on a new adventure: reviving the Burroughs Bulletin. John Martin takes over the helm of the ERBAPA, and wins the following election to continue his editorial endeavor. John introduces the regular closing section "The Last Word.," which gave each member a showcase for immediate feedback.
• Issue 25  The members commemorate their twenty-fifth issue with the largest mailing yet published — 383 pages of fan musings, all for a bargain price.
• Issue 26  After a hiatus of nearly three years, the Symposium issue is revived. This quarter’s topic: The Return of Tarzan.
• Issue 27  Memorial tributes to the passing of superfan (and former ERB correspondent)
•  Frank Shonfeld, an honorary member of ERBAPA
• Issue 30  Symposium: The Land That Time Forgot trilogy.
• Issue 33  John Martin passes the baton to Alan Hanson, who campaigns tirelessly for increased membership. Alan also introduces the practice of spiral-binding the mailings and granting "Early Mailer" honours to members whose submissions arrive at least two weeks before the deadline.
• Issue 34  Symposium: The Pellucidar series. John Martin submits a record 54-page contribution.
• Issue 38  Symposium: The Girl From Hollywood
• Issue 40  The APA celebrates its 10 year anniversary. The second largest mailing (359 pages) culminates a decade of fan involvement, with just over 7,000 pages having seen print during that time.
• Issue 41  Henry Franke assumes the post of OE for two terms. The organization’s roster is soon full, with a waitlist of six people.
• Issue 42  Symposium: The Moon Maid trilogy
• Issue 44 After resigning in issue 40, Reverend Darrell Richardson is elected an honorary member. He resumes contributing until his death in 2006
• Issue 45  A new milestone is set with a mammoth 436-page mailing — due to Dennis Wilcutt's submission of his 163-page novel The Collector
• Issue 46  Symposium: "The Apache novels"
• Issue 49  John Martin reassumes editorial duties for two terms
• Issue 50  Symposium: The Mars books produces the largest mailing ever, with 454 pages
• Issue 54  Symposium: The Monster Men and The Eternal Savage
• Issue 57  Steve Miller assumes editorial duties for two terms
• Issue 58  Symposium: Tarzan and the Ant Men
• Issue 62  Symposium: Tarzan and the Foreign Legion
• Issue 64   Ken Webber takes over as OE
• Issue 65  Ken Webber takes the editorial reins
• Issue 66  Symposium: Marcia of the Doorstep
• Issue 70  Symposium: The Ladies of ERB
• Issue 73  After Ken's two-year term as OE, Shawn Cavender is elected to the post for two terms
• Issue 74  Symposium: The Mucker
• Issue 78  Symposium: I Am a Barbarian
• Issue 80  Twentieth Anniversary Issue!
• Issue 81  Colonel Henry Franke assumes editorial duties
• Issue 82  Symposium: "My favorite lost race or lost land in the works of ERB"
• Issue 83  Tributes to member Bill Shell following his unexpected passing in July
• Issue 84  When Henry is deployed to Iraq, Shawn Cavender assists in the publication of the final issue of Henry’s term, before assuming a two-term editorship with the following issue
• Issue 86  Symposium: The Lost Continent
• Issue 89  Tributes to Bob Hyde, the late President of the Burroughs Bibliophiles, grace this issue
• Issue 90  Symposium: Pirate Blood/Tributes to late member Robert "Cookie" Cook
• Issue 92  Tributes to the passage of Darrell Richardson, "The Ole Tiger" a member of First Fandom, ERBAPA charter member and later Honorary Member
• Issue 93  Canadian Ray Cuthbert takes the editorial reins, the first international member to serve as editor
• Issue 94  Symposium: "Memories of my first Edgar Rice Burroughs novel"
• Issue 97  Scott Tracy Griffin is elected OE/Tributes to the passings of artist Dave Stevens, fan Wayne James, and Danton Burroughs, Chairman of the Board for ERB, Inc.
• Issue 98  Symposium: "The Nonfiction of Edgar Rice Burroughs/Further Danton Burroughs Tributes"
• Issue 100  The ERBAPA celebrates its Silver Anniversary!
• Issue 101 Scott Tracy Griffin is reelected OE
• Issue 102 Symposium: "What is your favorite piece of ERB-related art?"

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