that the waiting list grew to monumental proportions, for a period of time exceeding the number of membership slots on the FAPA roster. A waiting list fee was instituted to cover the cost of sending the Fantasy Amateur to so many fans awaiting membership, and a requirement that waiting listers periodically acknowledge receipt of the Fantasy Amateur was begun in order to weed out those who lost interest during the long wait. By the '70s the waiting list became much smaller, and in more recent years (since the mid 1990s) has disappeared altogether. Additionally, the number of members has also shrunk as existing members died or otherwise dropped off the roster. As of August 2019, there were 17 active participants. FAPA continues to operate in the 21st Century as a connection to fandom's past, and a way for fans to timebind with those who came before. Find the Facebook Group called "FAPA - SF Fandom's Oldest Apa" for contact and membership information. Members Notable members over the years have included: Forrest J Ackerman Gregory Benford John D. Berry James Blish Robert Bloch Marion Zimmer Bradley Charles Burbee F.M. Busby & his wife Elinor Terry Carr Jack Chalker Louis Russell Chauvenet Willis Conover Gordon Eklund E. Everett Evans Ken Forman Richard E. Geis Steve Green Dean Grennell Jim Harmon Lee Hoffman John-Henri Holmberg Ben Indick Virginia Kidd Damon Knight Francis Towner Laney David Langford Bob Leman Robert Lichtman Robert A.W. Lowndes Richard Lupoff & his wife Pat David McDaniel aka "Ted Johnstone" Daniel L. McPhail Judith Merril (under maiden name Judy Zissman) John Michel Morojo Sam Moskowitz Bruce Pelz Elmer Perdue Frederik Pohl Frank M. Robinson Milton A. Rothman William Rotsler Julius Schwartz George Scithers A. Langley Searles Robert Silverberg Dick Smith Jack Speer James Taurasi Bjo Trimble & her husband John Wilson Tucker Harry Warner, Jr. Charles Wells Ted White Donald A. Wollheim References Fancyclopedia External links Rob Hansen's "Who's Who in SF Fandom" rich brown's "Fan Terms" Reference to archive at Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, Maryland Bibliography of books about fandom, with multiple mentions of FAPA Alternative media Science fiction organizations Organizations established in 1937 Newsletters