APA is in essence a collection of fanzines distributed as a single volume. In other words, one APA issue contains multiple zines from different authors. Ever & Anon, like its predecessor, is focused on roleplaying games.
Zines mostly cover session reports, convention experiences, reviews, back and forth between the contributors, and discussion about games, among other things. This lively, but slow and long-form, dialogue creates a distinct type of community.
Anyone can submit a zine for publication, as long as they follow the contributor guidelines. If in doubt I recommend reading the first issue, and if you still have questions then reach out. Looking forward to reading your contributions!
After five decades of continuous publication, the legendary Alarums & Excursions APA has come to an end. Lee Gold shared so with us, regular contributors, in late March, and then officially in the April issue of A&E (no. 593).
A&E begun its incredible run in June 1975, and continued all until April 2025. Lee's incredible tenacity and dedication is laudable, and I am forever grateful that she—with the help of other long-time contributors—was also able to make the back-issues available for as long as she was publishing new issues. I had an honour of contributing to A&E since August 2022, publishing a total of 33 issues of the Overlord's Annals zine.
Wikipedia and Fanlore entries provide a good summary of A&E APA for anyone interested. Grossly oversimplified, it was a bundle of individual fanzines focused on role-playing games. Each contributor would send in their zine, and then Lee would edit, collate, and distribute. Contributors would often address each other in their contributions, thus creating a community. At the time when there were no blogs nor forums, this was huge.
Overlord's Annals zine is available in print as part of the legendary Alarums & Excursions APA, issue 593:
This is also the last issue that will be featured in the A&E APA since it is ceasing publication. I might publish it in another APA. More information on that a bit later.
Fun tidbit: cover, illustrated by IdleDoodler, is homage to the very first Alarums & Excursions cover.
