The American Printing History Association is currently accepting applications for the position of editor of its flagship publication, Printing History. The journal is published in print twice a year. This is a part-time position which pays the editor a stipend of $5,000 per year and has a term limit of five years. [Read more]

APHA welcomes UCLA Distinguished Professor of Bibliographic Studies, critical author on art and design, and dynamic exponent of the 20th and 21st century artists’ book movement to the editorial committee of Printing History.  [Read more]

APHA members will soon receive Printing History 34. Managing Editor editor, and APHA’s Vice President for Publications, Josef Beery shepherded this 76-page issue and was ably advised by the Editorial Committee: Johanna Drucker, Sam Lemley, Paul Shaw, and Irene Tichenor. [Read more]

The scanning of  APHA’s Newsletter Archive is complete, and all issues are available to the public. The newsletter was published for members from 1974 to 2013. It featured accounts of APHA activities, announcements of upcoming events, reports from regional chapters, and miscellaneous news items of interest to members.

The American Printing History Association is pleased to introduce members who have agreed to serve as officers and Trustees on the APHA board. This dynamic group of talented people will grow our organization and keep APHA thriving. We’re excited they are joining us.

The Nominating Committee
E. Haven Hawley, Chair
 Richard Minsky; Robert McCament; James Ascher; and Hosea Baskin

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APHA is accepting applications for the 2024 Mark Samuels Lasner Fellowship in Printing History. This award of up to $2,000 is available for research in any area of the history of printing, including all the arts and technologies relevant to printing, the book arts, and letter forms. [Read more]

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Registration for APHA’s 48th annual conference  “The Printed Weird: Book History from the Margins” is now closed. Please see the program page.

From Gutenberg to the Gallery: Five Decades of Print and Book Art From Turkey Press

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APHA members will soon receive Printing History 33. Guest editor, and APHA’s Vice President for Programs, Danelle Moon developed this 80-page issue from the theme of APHA’s 2022 conference Making Artistic Noise: Printing and Social Activism from the 1960s to the Present. Ms. Moon was ably advised by the Editorial Committee: Josef Beery, Sam Lemley, Paul Shaw, and Irene Tichenor. [Read more]