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Title: Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922

Author: Howard Phillips Lovecraft

Contributor: Andrew Francis Lockhart
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             Frank Belknap Long

Release Date: December 9, 2009 [EBook #30637]

Language: English


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United Amateur Press Association: Exponent of Amateur Journalism 4 The United Amateur, January 1915 Department of Public Criticism 7 The United Amateur, March 1915 Department of Public Criticism 10 March 14 The United Amateur, May 1915 Department of Public Criticism 15 The United Amateur, September 1915 Department of Public Criticism 21 Little Journeys to the Homes of Prominent Amateurs 31 The United Amateur, February 1916 The Teuton's Battle-Song 33 The United Amateur, April 1916 Department of Public Criticism 35 The United Amateur, June 1916 Department of Public Criticism 42 The Poetry of the Month: Content 49 The United Amateur, August 1916 Department of Public Criticism 50 The United Amateur, September 1916 Department of Public Criticism 54 The United Amateur, November 1916 The Alchemist 61 The United Amateur, March 1917 Department of Public Criticism 65 The United Amateur, May 1917 Department of Public Criticism 71 The United Amateur, July 1917 Ode for July Fourth, 1917 80 Department of Public Criticism 81 News Notes: To M. W. M. 84 The United Amateur, November 1917 A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson 84 Department of Public Criticism 87 Reports of Officers: President's Message 90 The United Amateur, January 1918 Reports of Officers: President's Message 91 The United Amateur, March 1918 Reports of Officers: President's Message 92 The United Amateur, May 1918 Sunset 92 Department of Public Criticism 93 Reports of Officers: President's Message 98 The United Amateur, June 1918 Astrophobos 99 The United Amateur, July 1918 At the Root 100 Reports of Officers: President's Message 101 The United Amateur, November 1918 Department of Literature: The Literature of Rome 102 To Alan Seeger 106 The United Amateur, January 1919 Theodore Roosevelt 107 The United Amateur, March 1919 A Note on Howard P. Lovecraft's Verse 108 Official Reports: Department of Public Criticism 109 The United Amateur, May 1919 Helene Hoffman Cole—Litterateur 113 The United Amateur, July 1919 Americanism 114 The United Amateur, November 1919 The White Ship 115 To Mistress Sophia Simple, Queen of the Cinema 118 The United Amateur, January 1920 Literary Composition 119 The United Amateur, May 1920 For What Does the United Stand? 123 The United Amateur, September 1920 Poetry and the Gods 124 The United Amateur, November 1920 Nyarlathotep 128 Editorial 129 Official Organ Fund 130 The United Amateur, January 1921 Official Organ Fund 130 The United Amateur, March 1921 Winifred Virginia Jackson: A "Different" Poetess 130 Ex Oblivione 134 Official Organ Fund 134 The United Amateur, September 1921 The United Amateur 135 Editorial 136 The United Amateur, November 1921 The United Amateur 138 Official Organ Fund 138 The United Amateur, January 1922 The United Amateur 139 Editorial 139 The United Amateur, March 1922 Official Organ Fund 140 The United Amateur, May 1922 Official Organ Fund 140 At the Home of Poe 140 THE
UNITED AMATEUR
SEPTEMBER 1915
HOWARD P. LOVECRAFT
First Vice-President U. A. P. A.

United Amateur Press Association EXPONENT OF AMATEUR JOURNALISM ITS OBJECT

The desire to write for publication is one which inheres strongly in every human breast. From the proficient college graduate, storming the gates of the high-grade literary magazines, to the raw schoolboy, vainly endeavoring to place his first crude compositions in the local newspapers, the whole intelligent public are today seeking expression through the printed page, and yearning to behold their thoughts and ideals permanently crystallized in the magic medium of type. But while a few persons of exceptional talent manage eventually to gain a foothold in the professional world of letters rising to celebrity through the wide diffusion of their art, ideals, or opinions; the vast majority, unless aided in their education by certain especial advantages, are doomed to confine their expression to the necessarily restricted sphere of ordinary conversation. To supply these especial educational advantages which may enable the general public to achieve the distinction of print, and which may prevent the talented but unknown author from remaining forever in obscurity, has arisen that largest and foremost of societies for literary education The United Amateur Press Association.

ITS ORIGIN

Amateur journalism, or the composition and circulation of small, privately printed magazines, is an instructive diversion which has existed in the United States for over half a century. In the decade of 1866-1876 this practice first became an organized institution; a short-lived society of amateur journalists, including the now famous publisher, Charles Scribner, having existed from 1869 to 1874. In 1876 a more lasting society was formed, which exists to this day as an exponent of light dilettantism. Not until 1895, however, was amateur journalism established as a serious branch of educational endeavour. On September 2nd of that year, Mr. William H. Greenfield, a gifted professional author, of Philadelphia, founded The United Amateur Press Association, which has grown to be the leader of its kind, and the representative of amateur journalism in its best phases throughout the English-speaking world.

ITS NATURE

In many respects the word "amateur" fails to do full credit to amateur journalism and the association which best represents it. To some minds the term conveys an idea of crudity and immaturity, yet the United can boast of members and publications whose polish and scholarship are well-nigh impeccable. In considering the adjective "amateur" as applied to the press association, we must adhere to the more basic interpretation, regarding the word as indicating the non-mercenary nature of the membership. Our amateurs write purely for love of their art, without the stultifying influence of commercialism. Many of them are prominent professional authors in the outside world, but their professionalism never creeps into their association work. The atmosphere is wholly fraternal, and courtesy takes the place of currency.

The real essential of amateur journalism and The United Amateur Press Association is the amateur paper or magazine, which somewhat resembles the average high-school or college publication. These journals, varying greatly in size and character, are issued by various members at their own expense, and contain, besides the literary work of their several editors or publishers, contributions from all the many members who do not publish papers of their own. Their columns are open to every person in the association, and it may be said with justice that no one will find it impossible to secure the publication of any literary composition of reasonable brevity. The papers thus published are sent free to all our many members, who constitute a select and highly appreciative reading public. Since each member receives the published work of every other member, many active and brilliant minds are brought into close contact, and questions of every sort, literary, historical, and scientific, are debated both in the press and in personal correspondence. The correspondence of members is one of the most valuable features of the United, for through this medium a great intellectual stimulus, friendly and informal in nature, is afforded. Congenial members are in this way brought together in a lettered companionship, which often grows into life-long friendship, while persons of opposed ideas may mutually gain much breadth of mind by hearing the other side of their respective opinions discussed in a genial manner. In short, the United offers an exceptionally well-proportioned mixture of instruction and fraternal cheer. There are no limits of age, sex, education, position, or locality in this most complete of democracies. Boys and girls of twelve and men and women of sixty, parents and their sons and daughters, college professors and grammar-school pupils, aristocrats and intelligent labourers, Easterners and Westerners, are here given equal advantages, those of greater education helping their cruder brethren until the common fund of culture is as nearly level as it can be in any human organization. Members are classified according to age; "A" meaning under sixteen, "B" from 16 to 21, and "C" over 21. The advantages offered to those of limited acquirements are immense, many persons having gained practically all their literary polish through membership in the United. A much cherished goal is professional authorship or editorship, and numerous indeed are the United members who have now become recognized authors, poets, editors, and publishers. True, though trite, is the saying that amateur journalism is an actual training school for professional journalism.

ITS PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES

Members of the United may or may not publish little papers of their own. This is a matter of choice, for there are always enough journals to print the work of the non-publishing members. Youths who possess printing presses will find publishing an immense but inexpensive pleasure, whilst other publishers may have their printing done at very reasonable rates by those who do own presses. The favorite size for amateur papers is 5×7 inches, which can be printed at 55 or 60 cents per page, each page containing about 250 words. Thus a four-page issue containing 1000 words can be published for less than $2.50, if arrangements are made, as is often the case, for its free mailing with any other paper. Certain of the more pretentious journals affect the 7×10 size, which costs about $1.60 for each page of 700 words. These figures allow for 250 copies, the most usual number to be mailed. Mr. E. E. Ericson of Elroy, Wisconsin, is our Official Printer, and his work is all that the most fastidious could demand. Other printers may be found amongst the young men who print their own papers. In many cases they can quote very satisfactory prices. Two or more members may issue a paper co-operatively, the individual expense then being very slight.

ITS CONTRIBUTED LITERATURE

The United welcomes all literary contributions; poems, stories, and essays, which the various members may submit. However, contribution is by no means compulsory, and in case a member finds himself too busy for activity, he

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