Year after year, there are countless individuals and organizations that help to make PulpFest an enjoyable experience for those who choose to attend “Summer’s Great Pulp Con. The PulpFest organizing committee would like to thank the following people and organizations for their invaluable assistance in helping to make PulpFest 2014 a tremendous weekend. We could not have done it without you:
Our all-volunteer front desk staff–Maura Childers, Sam Childers, Samantha Childers, Jack Cullers, Sally Cullers, and Lucy Denunzio; our panelists, presenters, and auctioneers–Jason Aiken, Ralph L. Angelo, Jr., Jim Beard, Christopher Paul Carey, Mike Croteau, Doug Ellis, Dick Enos, Ron Fortier, John Gunnison, Ed Hulse, Chris Kalb, Dr. Tom Krabacher, Rick Lai, Nathan Madison, Walker Martin, Laurie Powers (who spoke at Ohio State University), Wayne Reinagel, Dr. Garyn G. Roberts, Joseph Saine, David Saunders, Frank Schildiner, Lisa Scott, Dr. Art Sippo, Paul Spiteri, and Barry Traylor; our technical staff–Chuck and Juliette Welch; and our behind-the-scenes help–Ohio State’s Eric Johnson, Dan Zimmer, and the staff of the Hyatt Regency Columbus.
The organizing committee would also like to thank the people who helped to create The Pulpster #23–editor Bill Lampkin, assistant editor Peter Chomko, publisher Mike Chomko, plus contributors Tony Davis, John Gunnison, Don Herron, Don Hutchison, John Locke, Dwayne Olson, Garyn G. Roberts, Jeffrey Shanks, and Christian A. Vallini Lawson, as well as the magazine’s advertisers–Altus Press, ConnectiCon, Dick Enos, Futures Past Editions, Hang Fire Books, Douglas D. Hawk, Heartwood Auctions, C. E. Martin, Mike Chomko Books, Murania Press, New Texture, Pro Se Productions, The Pulp Factory, The Pulp. Net, Radio Archives (who also provided the door prizes for PulpFest 2014), Ramble House, Stark House Press, Scott Vaughn, and the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention.
Many thanks as well to the nominators and Lamont Award, Munsey Award, and Rusty Hevelin Service Award winners who helped to select the winner of this year’s Munsey, J. Randolph Cox, and this year’s Rusty Award, J. Barry Traylor. Congratulations to Randy and Barry and to all of the nominees for our 2014 awards.
Again, we’d like to thank the following organizations for the books and similar items that were donated to PulpFest for distribution to our members: Laura Mac and Bags Unlimited, Ben Ohmart and Bear Manor Media, Engle Publishing and The Paper & Advertising Collectors’ Marketplace, Gordon Van Gelder and Fantasy & Science Fiction, Golden Duck Publishing and author Julia Jones, the Estate of Rusty Hevelin, Tom Brown and Radio Archives, and Chet Williamson. And many thanks to the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention for the loan of their sound system.
Finally, thanks to Martin Grams, Tommy Hancock, Nathan Madison, Michael Neno, Scott Williams, and all of the conventions, book and paper fairs, bookstores, comic and collectible shops, web sites, magazines, newspapers, and other media outlets that helped to promote our show by distributing and displaying our advertising materials as well as the dealers, attending members and supporting members of PulpFest 2014. It was due to your encouragement and support that our convention was successful. We hope to see you all back next summer along with a good many newcomers for PulpFest 2015, taking place in Columbus, Ohio from August 13th through August 16th. Details will be forthcoming in the months ahead. So please subscribe to our PulpFest email list through the boxes found to the right of this post. You’ll also be able to find information at our Facebook site and through our Twitter account.
If you’d like to volunteer to help with PulpFest 2015, please email Mike Chomko, Jack Cullers, Sally Cullers, Barry Traylor, or Chuck Welch.
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