(1) ‘TIS THE SEASON. It’s time now for yard signs to sprout on neighborhood lawns as Brianna Wu’s campaign stands up for the September 4 primary. (2) SMALL PLEASURES. N.K. Jemisin is right about that — https://twitter.com/nkjemisin/status/1012489244684816384 (3) MATTHEW KRESSEL. … Continue reading
The PulpFest Organizing Committee has announced the fifteen 2018 Munsey Award nominees. Named for Frank A. Munsey, publisher of the first pulp magazine, the award recognizes someone who has contributed to the betterment of the pulp community through disseminating knowledge, … Continue reading
PulpFest has presented David Saunders with a retro Lamont Award for his contributions to pulp research. David Saunders, a New York artist, is the son of legendary illustrator Norman Saunders. In 1972, David became his father’s business secretary, which started … Continue reading
The 2015 nominees for Pulpfest’s Munsey Award have been announced. The annual award, named for Frank A. Munsey, publisher of the first pulp magazine, recognizes someone who has contributed to the betterment of the pulp community through disseminating knowledge, publishing, … Continue reading
Book dealer and former Pulpcon committee member Richard Clear passed away March 21. He was 71 and had been ill for a number of years. He began collecting magazines and in 1973 opened the Dragon’s Lair comic book store in … Continue reading
The Munsey and Hevelin Awards for achievement in the pulp collecting field were presented at PulpFest in August. The Munsey Award is named for Frank A. Munsey, publisher of the first all-fiction pulp magazine, is presented to a deserving person who … Continue reading
Curt Phillips adds these words of appreciation for the late Ray Beam: I’ve just learned of the death of Ray Beam of Kokomo, Indiana on April 8. Ray was a long time SF fan, a member of First Fandom, a … Continue reading
Pulpfest, the pulp magazine convention held annually in Columbus, Ohio, has renamed its service award — formerly called the Munsey — in honor of Rusty Hevelin. Hevelin died December 27. Writes Jack Cullers, one of the organizers of Pulpfest: The … Continue reading
Rusty Hevelin at a Boskone in the 1970s. Photo by Andrew Porter. James “Rusty” Hevelin, a winner of First Fandom’s Sam Moskowitz Archive Award (2003) and a past Worldcon Guest of Honor, died December 27 at the age of 89. He was … Continue reading
PulpFest 2010 has announced William F. Nolan as its Guest of Honor: Among his other accomplishments, Mr. Nolan is a leading authority on pulp fictioneers Max Brand and Dashiell Hammett as well as the other Black Mask contributors who flourished … Continue reading