PulpFest 2019 ran Thursday, Aug. 15, through Sunday, Aug. 18, in Mars, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh. Below are links to the Pulp Event Podcast audio recordings of 11 sessions — totaling nearly seven-and-a-half hours of pulp programming — as well as links to ThePulp.Net’s other coverage of the event.
Pulp presentations
- Bob Davis: The Grandfather of Science Fiction
- Editor Gene Christie discusses “Bob Davis: The Grandfather of Science Fiction.”
- A Century of Zorro
- Rich Harvey, editor at Bold Venture Press, discusses “A Century of Zorro.” Zorro first appeared in the serialized novel, “The Curse of Capistrano,” in the pages of the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly during August and September 1919.
- Hollywood Pulp: From Pulp Page to the Silver Screen
- Ed Hulse, publisher at Murania Press, discusses “Hollywood Pulp.” It is a look at stories that jumped from the pages of the pulp magazines to the silver screen.
- Two Sought Adventure
- “Two Sought Adventure” takes a look at the 80 years of Fritz Leiber’s characters Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Presenting are Jason Aiken and Morgan Holmes.
- Argosy, Adventure, and Blue Book: The Men’s Adventure Pulps
- Author Wyatt Doyle discusses the transformation of three pulp magazines — Argosy, Adventure, and Blue Book — into men’s adventure magazines.
- The Game’s Afoot: Sherlock Holmes and the Pulps
- The game is afoot as professor Garyn Roberts and George Vanderburgh, publisher at Battered Silicon Dispatch Box and 2019 Munsey Award winner, discuss “Sherlock Holmes and the Pulps.”
- The Secret Life of Women Pulp Artists
- David Saunders, artist, art historian, and son of pulp artist Norman Saunders, talks about women artists in the pulps.
- Dashiell Hammett and the Detective Story
- John Gunnison of Adventure House, and John Wooley celebrate “Dashiell Hammett and the Detective Story” with a discussion — and a few shots.
- The Key of Imagination: The Twilight Zone and the Pulps
- Nicholas Parisi, author of “Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination,” discusses the pulp influences on the classic television program Twilight Zone.
- Philip José Farmer of the Pulps: A Harvest of Influences
- Paul Spiteri moderates a panel discussion of “Philip José Farmer of the Pulps: A Harvest of Influences.” The panel features Win Scott Eckert, Jason Aiken, Christopher Paul Carey, and Garyn Roberts. The discussion was part of FarmerCon, which was being held in conjunction with, PulpFest.
- Born Writing: The Unparalleled Career of Arthur J. Burks
- John Locke, publisher at Off-Trail Publications, discusses “Born Writing: The Unparalleled Career of Arthur J. Burks.”
ThePulp.Net’s coverage
- Yellowed Perils: PulpFest
- TPN editor William Lampkin attended PulpFest 2019 and posted daily photos from “the summer’s pulp convention.”
- ThePulp.Net’s Facebook page
- In addition to our regular posts, you’ll find updates from PulpFest here and be able to comment on them (if you’re a Facebook member — if not, you should still be able to read the page).
- ThePulp.Net’s Instagram feed
- Look at photos posted live from PulpFest on TPN’s Instagram feed. Search for #pulpfest2019.
- ThePulp.Net’s Twitter feed
- Short items — 142 characters or less — from the PulpFest goings-on. Search for #pulpfest2019.
