Programming
As a full-service convention, PulpFest provides a variety of panels and presentations to keep our attendees entertained. Most of the scheduled activities take place in our expanded programming area located on the sixth floor of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Convention Center. Please take a look below at the excellent programming selections for the 2010 event.
Thursday, July 29
Evening Programming
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM - Film Program and Convention Bash - film historian Ed Hulse has selected two early motion pictures to go along with PulpFest’s theme for 2010, the 90th anniversaries of Black Mask Magazine and the first appearance of Max Brand in Western Story Magazine.
9:00 PM - The Maltese Falcon, starring Richard Cortez and Bebe Daniels, and directed by Roy Del Ruth (1931).
10:30 PM - Trailin’, adapted by Lynn Reynolds from the novel by Max Brand and starring the great Tom Mix (1921).
Friday, July 30
2:00 PM - Cornucopia of Crime - Francis M. Nevins, author of the definitive biography of Cornell Woolrich, First You Dream, Then You Die, discusses his forthcoming volume of essays on Woolrich, Erle Stanley Gardner, John MacDonald, and more.
3:00 PM - The New Fictioneers - Captain Midnight and his Secret Squadron return in The Dawn of Midnight from a story written by David Walker and published by Airship 27 and Cornerstone Book Publishers.
Evening Programming
7:00 PM - Welcome to PulpFest - the honchos running this convention offer an official welcome.
7:10 PM - Guest of Honor Presentation - filmmaker Jason Brock interviews William F. Nolan, pulp historian and author of Logan’s Run and many other works of fiction and non-fiction.
8:20 PM - The Pulp Western - Don Hutchison, Bill Nolan, Robert Randisi, Ed Hulse, and Laurie Powers discuss the evolution of the Western from Max Brand and the general fiction pulps through Wild West Weekly and beyond.
9:40 PM - Leigh Brackett: An American Icon - a multimedia presentation by Stephen Haffner on the career of "The Queen of the Space Opera."
10:40 PM - Who Knows What Evil? - join Anthony Tollin as he commemorates the 80th anniversary of The Shadow’s radio debut with this multimedia presentation.
Saturday, July 31
1:00 PM - Meet Kenneth Robeson–Will Murray, the latest Kenneth Robeson, discusses his ongoing effort to get new Doc Savage novels back in the book stores and related topics.
3:00PM - The Green Hornet: A History of the Masked Vigilante–popular culture expert Martin Grams offers a fascinating slide show to answer all your questions about this masked avenger as well as some Shadow tidbits.
Evening Programming
7:00 PM - PulpFest 2010 Business Meeting - all members are invited to attend this rabble-rousing session.
7:30 PM - 2010 Munsey Award Presentation - Who will be the winner of this annual award for service to the pulp community?
7:45 PM - The Black Mask - Ed Hulse, Bill Nolan, Walker Martin, and John Wooley dissect one of the best of the pulps, The Black Mask, birthplace of the hard-boiled detective story.
9:00 PM - Saturday Night at the Auction - "Going, going, gone." Bring your bidder’s card and your checkbook and you’ll be ready to snatch up some of the gems that are typically offered at pulp con auctions.
Sunday, Aug. 2
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Munsey Award Breakfast - an informal meal in the hotel’s restaurant to celebrate this year’s Munsey Award winner and your PulpFest experience.
For questions and/or suggestions about our programming, please write to Ed Hulse at ed@pulpfest.com.
