Year after year, there are countless individuals and organizations that help to make PulpFest an enjoyable experience for those who 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 2015 a tremendous success. We could not have done it without you:
Our front desk staff–Maura Childers, Sam Childers, Samantha Childers, Jack Cullers, and Sally Cullers; our panelists and presenters–Jason Scott Aiken, Jon Arfstrom, Jim Beard, Patrick Belk, Ron Fortier, Jeff Fournier, John Gunnison, John D. Haefele, John Hegenberger, Don Herron, Morgan Holmes, Ed Hulse, Mike Hunchback, Tony Isabella, Tim King, Tom Krabacher, Rick Lai, Chuck Loridans, Nathan Madison, Will Murray, Michelle Nolan, Garyn G. Roberts, David Saunders, Frank Schildiner, Philip M. Sherman, Duane Spurlock, Anthony Tollin, J. Barry Traylor, Scott Urban, Chet Williamson, and John Wooley; our technical staff–Chuck and Juliette Welch; Lucy Denunzio, for help with the auction and Renee Thomas for the great PulpFest cakes; and our behind-the-scenes help–Dan Zimmer and the staff of the Hyatt Regency Columbus. Thanks also to the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society for authorizing our showings of THE CALL OF CTHULHU and THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS and to Walker Martin.
Many thanks to Ed Hulse, Greg Ketter, and J. Barry Traylor for helping to arrange the appearances of our special guests–Philip M. Sherman, nephew to Thrilling editor Leo Margulies, fantasy and WEIRD TALES artist Jon Armstrom, and author Chet Williamson.
The organizing committee would also like to thank the people who helped to create THE PULPSTER #24–editor Bill Lampkin, assistant editor Peter Chomko, publisher Mike Chomko, plus contributors Sean Branney, Jason V. Brock, Ramsey Campbell, Tony Davis, W. Paul Ganley, Cody Goodfellow, John D. Haefele, Monte Herridge, Don Herron, Morgan Holmes, Derick Hussey, Tom Johnson, S. T. Joshi, Marvin Kaye, Tom Krabacher, the late Larry Latham, Nick Mamatas, Will Murray, Michelle Nolan, Fred Phillips, Tim Powers, W. H. Pugmire, Don Ramlow, Garyn G. Roberts, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Darrell Schweitzer, J. Barry Traylor, Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson, and Chet Williamson, as well as the magazine’s advertisers–Airship 27, Altus Press, Black Coat Press, Doc Con 2015, Dick and Norma Enos, Rich Halegua Posters & Comic Art, Heartwood Auctions, Mike Hunter, Mike Chomko Books, Murania Press, Pegana Press, Prose ‘n Cons Mystery Magazine, PS Publishing, PULPDOM, The Pulp Factory, The Pulp. Net, Stark House Press, and the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention.
Although the new PulpFest gaming track got off to a slow start, we are planning for its return in 2016, albeit on a smaller scale. Many thanks to Rick Thomas for organizing our gaming events and to Bill Adcock, Keith Culbertson, Mark Herbert, Misty Long, Matt McCloud, Justin Ross, Byron Wingate, and Luke Woods for serving as game-masters during the track’s inaugural year.
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, Stephen T. Miller. Congratulations to Steve and to all of the nominees for our 2015 award.
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: Chaosium, Inc., Engle Publishing and THE PAPER & ADVERTISING COLLECTORS’ MARKETPLACE, Feral House, Gordon Van Gelder and THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION, Paizo, Inc., Pelgrane Press, 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. We’d also like to thank our website sponsors, Galaxy Press and PureCostumes.com.
Finally, thanks to Martin Grams, Tommy Hancock, Ed Hulse, Nathan Madison, Michael Neno, Rick Thomas, Scott Williams, and the many 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 2015. 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 2016, taking place in Columbus, Ohio from July 21st through July 24th. Details will be forthcoming in the months ahead. So please bookmark the PulpFest website or follow us on RSS. You’ll also be able to find information at our Facebook site and through our Twitter account. In the months ahead, we’ll also be adding Instagram and Tumblr accounts.
If we’ve neglected anyone, please accept our apology and our gratitude. Write to mike@pulpfest.com and we will correct the oversight.
Your PulpFest organizing committee–Mike Chomko, Jack Cullers, Sally Cullers, Bill Lampkin, Barry Traylor, and Chuck Welch
