PulpFest returns to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry in 2021. The convention is planned for August 19 through 21 in the town of Mars, just north of Pittsburgh. At this writing, the wearing of masks will be required. However, with COVID restrictions evolving, that requirement may change. It’s recommended that attendees be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
PulpFest is named for pulp magazines — fiction periodicals named after the cheap pulp paper on which they were printed. Over the years, these throwaway magazines have inspired writers, artists, film directors, game designers, and other creators in many ways.
“Love in the Shadows” is the theme of PulpFest 2021. The convention will salute the centennial of Street & Smith’s LOVE STORY MAGAZINE — the best-selling pulp of all time — and the 90th anniversary of THE SHADOW — the magazine that launched the hero pulp explosion of the 1930s.
One of the highlights of the convention will be a panel on Shadow creator Walter B. Gibson. Moderated by Ed Hulse — the author of THE ART OF PULP FICTION — the panel will feature writer Will Murray, artist Jim Steranko, and publisher Anthony Tollin. All three panelists knew Gibson.
PulpFest will also honor WEIRD TALES artist Margaret Brundage as well as artists Earle K. Bergey and Enoch Bolles, writer Edgar Rice Burroughs — creator of Tarzan, John Carter, Pellucidar, and many other fantastic worlds and characters — and the great women editors of the pulps.
All this, plus an expansive dealers’ room packed with pulp magazines and related materials, vintage paperbacks, digests, men’s adventure and true crime magazines, contemporary genre fiction, first-edition hardcovers, series books, dime novels, original art, Big Little Books, Golden, Silver, and Bronze Age comic books, old-time-radio shows, gaming materials, and film serials, B-movies and related collectibles, and more!
In addition to a great time, all PulpFest members will receive a complimentary copy of the convention’s program book, THE PULPSTER. Cherished by pop culture fans, the magazine’s 30th issue will be released at PulpFest 2021.
To learn more about PulpFest 2021 — including how to register for the convention and book a room at the hotel, the 2021 programming schedule, the Munsey Award, and more, please visit the convention’s homepage at pulpfest.com. You can also learn about PulpFest on its Facebook page, Twitter feed, or via Instagram.
"Have you bookmarked your calendars? The Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books returns on May 31, 2025! Join us for a Read more
Pittsburgh has been known as a Steel Town, a Sports Town, and an Eds & Meds Town; we believe it's Read more
Join us for a special evening with Emily Wilson, acclaimed translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey, hosted by the International Poetry Forum at Carnegie Read more
Most importantly: Where are you located, what are your hours, and do you have a particular focus in terms of the Read more
This just in from our friends at WCoNA: "To provide additional preparation time, we’ve extended the deadline to submit a Read more
One of our favorite local authors, Joshua David Bellin (author, most recently, of MYRIAD) just let us know that he's Read more
From City Books’ website: "About the Residency The City Books Writer’s Residency offers flexible access to a comfortable, creative space within Read more
Altoona, PA—The WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® (here and after WCoNA) is pleased to announce a call for nominations Read more
love, Pittsburgh is hosting a “Pittsburgh Dog & Frog” coloring contest! Kids, color a page from the children’s book, “Pittsburgh Read more
From Parsec (Pittsburgh's premier Science Fiction & Fantasy Organization): "The theme of Parsec Ink’s 2025 Triangulation anthology is Dark Hearts. Read more
From Prime Stage Theatre: According to Shakepeare’s melancholy prince Hamlet, “The play is the thing, wherein I'll catch the conscience Read more
Littsburgh has always been a “nights and weekends” passion project, ever since we started the site back in 2015. We Read more
New York Times-bestselling author Patrick Radden Keefe will be featured at The Peters Township Library Foundation’s seventh annual Novel November Read more
"Founded in 2007 and sponsored by Madwomen in the Attic, the Patricia Dobler Poetry Award was created to honor the Read more
From the Publisher: "An eyewitness to a murder calls the Pittsburgh police from one of the city’s 446 bridges, then Read more
In case you missed the latest email from White Whale, they're currently hiring ("which we really don’t do very often!"). Read more
This just in from our friends at Write Pittsburgh: "We are now accepting applications for our teen writing programs, Rule Read more
From the Publisher: “Bye, Ocean! We love you!” the little girl sang along, a big smile on her face, because Read more
From our friends at Pennwriters, Inc: What Makes A Writer's Road Trip Mini Conference Unique? • We offer industry experts, Read more
As part of its fourth year, the Books Books Books author event in Lancaster, PA this year will be welcoming Read more
