Category - Pulp Articles

ThePulp.Net’s articles section goes beyond the links with original essays, interviews, and historical pieces on the fictioneers, artists, and stories that defined the pulp era. New articles are added regularly.

Pulp Articles

David Goodis, pulp writer

In a short burst of productivity, the writer filled the pages of pulps such as ‘Fighting Aces.’ By Don Hutchison Author David Goodis produced 17 novels between...

Pulp Articles

Buckle down and write

A successful fictioneer offers encouragement for would-be competitors in the pulp-magazine field. By Erle Stanley Gardner I guess I’m what H. Bedford-Jones...

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Three sought adventure

In 1939, a barbarian, a thief, Fritz Leiber Jr. began a journey of a lifetime. By Don Herron Out of the smoldering creative fires of sword-and-sorcery, in 1939...

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Pulps: the early years

One hundred twenty-five years ago, “Argosy” introduced the pulp magazine to a populace eager for inexpensive, popular fiction. By Tony Davis The history of...

Pulp events

Events are subject to change.

June 12-13, 2026: Robert E. Howard Days, Cross Plains, Texas

June 20, 2026: Afterlives of World Building: The Legacy of Robert E. Howard, via Zoom (free pre-registration required)

June 25-28, 2026: Edgar Rice Burroughs Convention 2026, Raleigh, N.C.

July 30-Aug. 2, 2026: PulpFest 2026, including Doc Con, FarmerCon, and Shadow Con, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Oct. 10, 2026: Doc Fan Gathering, La Plata, Mo.

On–going:
• Gotham Pulp Collectors Club, 1 p.m. the third Saturday of each month via Zoom. Check its website for location.