If you’re here, you know that the PulpFest 2009 website is now up and running! And it’s certainly a joy to behold!

For any and all information concerning Summer’s premiere event for collectors of vintage pulp magazines and related material, simply bookmark this page or commit the address www.pulpfest.com to memory. In addition to all the basic information, you’ll find a downloadable registration form, links to sites managed by our host hotel and local Columbus institutions, a list of dealers (which is already substantial, even with the convention more than seven months away), capsule bios and contact info for PulpFest committee members, and other items of interest including links to our dealers, pulp-related publishers and other great sites.

The PulpFest website boasts an eye-catching design and is easy to navigate. Simply click the buttons along the left side of each page and you’re in business. The site will be updated regularly over the weeks and months to come—not only with additional facts about the show, but also with fun stuff that every pulp fan will enjoy. And if you’d like to make a comment, just click on the word "comment" wherever it may be and start typing.

You can also sign up for the PulpFest 2009 email list by entering your name and email address in the box on our home page. Click the "join" button and watch for your confirmation email to finalize your subscription.

Visit early and often for all the news about what promises to be 2009’s most noteworthy gathering of people who read, research and collect pulp magazines and other forms of vintage American popular fiction.

I think it goes without saying that PulpFest, the summer’s leading pulp convention, is greatly indebted to Chris Kalb for putting together such a wonderful website. So thank you so much for your tremendous work from Barry, Ed, Jack, and Mike.

We just uploaded a Dealers Registration Form (PDF format), so registration for PulpFest 2009 is officially OPEN!

Dealer tables rates are as follows: island tables will cost $70; wall tables will cost $80. Both rates include a ten-dollar surcharge that will be used for promotional activities. Wall tables will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Chris here. I’ve had a lot of people ask, what happened to my Doc Savage site? Well, as of October 31st, AOL stopped hosting web pages, and that’s where my hero pulp sites have been since 1995! But fear not; I will be moving The 86th Floor, Battleaces, and the rest to my mac.com space, where The Spider Returns resides, I just haven’t had time in the last month. (Ahem, PulpFest, I’m looking at you.)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Pulpfest 2009, a new and improved version of the venerable convention catering to fans and collectors of vintage popular fiction, will be held from Friday, July 31st, through Sunday, August 2nd, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.

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