The AAPA laureate board consisting of Ivan Snyder, Peter Schaub, and Marey Barthoff, has announced its selections for the July 2023 through June 2024 judging period:
Journal of Overall Excellence
Ink Zone, G. E. McKelvey
Honorable Mention
Philamot Magazine, Sean Wilmut
Best Letterpress Journal
African American Printers, Danny and Marsha Kelly
Honorable Mention
The Tribby Tribune, Dave Tribby
Best Non-letterpress Journal
Mini Zine, Steve Ingram
Honorable Mention
Recreational Science, Paige Breault
Prose Non-fiction
Don Chupacabra Talks Poetry, Clarence Wolfshohl
Original Work of Art
All the bundle envelopes lino cuts, by Katherine Watt
Poetry
John's Ways, A bit about bees, John Edgerton
AAPA's website has a list of laureate awards going back to 1937.
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