http://www.pulpfest.com Join us July 30-Aug 1 in Columbus, Ohio for a bigger, better Summer pulp con! Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:20:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The PulpFest Organizing Committee would like to thank the following people whose invaluable assistance helped to make PulpFest 2010 a tremendous success: Our front desk staff Sally Cullers, Maura Childers, Aaron Cullers, Jack Cullers, Samantha Cullers, and Sam Childers, as well as John Gunnison, Chris Kalb, Michael Neno, David Saunders, Mark ... http://www.pulpfest.com/2010/08/30/many-thanks/ Unlike Walker Martin, who has been attending pulp cons since 1972, Laurie Powers has only been to the first two PulpFests. But she's already considered part of the gang. One of the sixteen nominees for the 2010 Munsey Award, Laurie is the granddaughter of Paul S. Powers, a prolific author ... http://www.pulpfest.com/pulpfest-2010/lauries-wild-west-report/ REHupa is an amateur press association dedicated to the study of author Robert E. Howard. A long-running press society whose focus is the life and writings of the legendary pulp writer, REHupa was founded in 1972 and has since grown to become the foremost source of Howard ... http://www.pulpfest.com/pulpfest-2010/the-rehupa-report/ Longtime art, book, and pulp collector Walker Martin has been attending pulp conventions for many years, including the very first Pulpcon in 1972. The report following originally appeared on the Yahoo news group, PulpMags, followed by appearances on Steve Lewis' Mystery*File and Laurie Powers' Laurie's Wild West blogs. It appears ... http://www.pulpfest.com/pulpfest-2010/walkers-pulpmags-report/ PulpFest 2010 took place at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center from July 29 through August 1, 2010. With a membership roster of 394, it was the best attended summer pulp con in years. In the following pages, you'll be able to read several convention reports from sources such ... http://www.pulpfest.com/pulpfest-2010/ Accolades for the 2010 edition of PulpFest have been pouring in from all over the Internet. With 394 registrations, the convention closed in on four hundred members, while its panels and presentations were very well received. And where else can you go to see thousands of pulp magazines? The reporting began ... http://www.pulpfest.com/2010/08/12/pulpfest-2010-nears-400/ On Saturday, July 31, bookseller Mike Chomko was named the winner of the 2010 Munsey Award. Nominated by members of the general pulp community, Mike was selected by a panel of judges consisting of the 25 living Lamont Award winners and last year's Munsey winner, Bill Thom. The award is ... http://www.pulpfest.com/2010/08/01/munsey-goes-to-chomko/ Following dealer set-up on Thursday evening, PulpFest 2010 officially got underway at 8 AM this morning. As always, the show began with the typical feeding frenzy as book and pulp collectors scoured the room searching for this or that long elusive volume. The convention’s programming schedule ... http://www.pulpfest.com/2010/07/30/pulpfest-2010-is-underway/ PulpFest 2010 will begin tomorrow. Dealer set-up will take place from 6 PM to 12 AM. Early registration will begin at 7 PM at a location to be determined. Information will be available in the hotel lobby. To all of you who will be attending PulpFest, we look forward to seeing ... http://www.pulpfest.com/2010/07/28/safe-journey/ The deadline for advance registrations to PulpFest 2010 is Tuesday, July 27, at 10 PM. Advance registrations will not be accepted after Tuesday. Payments made through Paypal will not be accepted after 10 PM on July 27. Although PulpFest 2010 officially gets under way on Friday, July 30, the convention’s ... http://www.pulpfest.com/2010/07/25/housekeeping-chores/