What amateur journalism magazine did H.P. Lovecraft edit?

H. P. Lovecraft edited The Conservative, an amateur journalism magazine he published in Providence, Rhode Island. The magazine reflected his interests in poetry, literary criticism, politics, and the amateur press movement.

Lovecraft became deeply involved in amateur journalism after joining the United Amateur Press Association in 1914. This network allowed writers to circulate small magazines privately, exchange essays and poems, and build literary friendships outside the commercial publishing world. The Conservative was one of his principal outlets during this period.

The magazine ran from 1915 to 1923, producing thirteen issues. Lovecraft used it to publish his own fiction, verse, essays, and opinions, including early work that reveals his developing style and his fascination with eighteenth-century literature. It also carried contributions from other amateur journalists.

The title is sometimes confused with generic literary magazines or with Lovecraft's later professional publications. The Conservative was specifically his own amateur-journalism magazine, whereas Weird Tales was the commercial pulp magazine that later printed many of his best-known stories.