Every year, PulpFest recognizes those who work to keep the pulps alive for this and future generations. Award-winning author, bibliographer, critic, editor, and historian Mike Ashley won our 2020 Munsey Award. You can read about Mike by clicking here. The Munsey Award is named after Frank A. Munsey, the publisher of the first pulp magazine.
We are now accepting nominations for the 2021 Munsey Award. Previous winners of the Lamont, Munsey, or Rusty Award are not eligible for the award. Click here to see our previous winners.
To nominate a person or organization for this prestigious award, please provide a brief statement of your reasons. Send it to PulpFest marketing and programming director Mike Chomko at mike@pulpfest.com. You can also reach Mike at 2217 W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542.
The deadline for nominations is May 31, 2021. The living Lamont, Munsey, and Rusty Award winners will select the recipient from among your nominees. The award will be presented on Friday evening, August 20, at PulpFest 2021.
The convention will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry. It will begin on Thursday, August 19, and run through Sunday, August 22.
(Pictured above, the Munsey Award was created in 2009 by artist David Saunders, the son of legendary illustrator Norman Saunders. Dan Zimmer of The Illustrated Press and publisher of ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE produced a limited signed and numbered edition of the award. The PulpFest Committee is indebted to both David and Dan for their generous support of our community.)
