Pulp Conventions • PulpFest • PulpFest 50 (2022)

Fifty years of PulpFest

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Sara Light-Waller, Walker Martin, Tony Davis, Don Hutchison, and Jack Cullers reflect on 50 years of pulp cons.

ThePulp.Net’s William Lampkin moderates a panel discussion reflecting on 50 years of pulp conventions, from 1972’s first Pulpcon to 2022’s PulpFest 50. The panel consists of pulp convention attendees from most decades: New Pulp creator Sara Light-Waller; pulp collector Walker Martin; The Pulpster editor emeritus Tony Davis; pulp historian Don Hutchison; and PulpFest chair Jack Cullers.

Pulp events

Events are subject to change.

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

Feb. 27, 2027: Pulp Adventurecon South, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

April 2-4, 2027: Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention, Lombard, Ill.

Aug. 5-8, 2027: PulpFest 2027, including Doc Con, Edgar Rice Burroughs Chain of Friendship (ECOF), FarmerCon, and The Shadow Con, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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