PulpFest is very proud of the many popular fiction writers who will be attending our 2021 convention. “Back in the day,” the authors who labored for the rough paper industry liked to call themselves scribes, word-slingers, penny-a-worders, and, perhaps the most favored term of all, fictioneers. Join PulpFest as we celebrate today’s fictioneers — the authors writing contemporary genre fiction! On both Friday and Saturday afternoons, we’ll feature four authors reading from their works and talking with their audiences.
Author Readings on Friday, August 20
1:00- 1:25 PM — Christopher Paul Carey.
The Director of Publishing for Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Christopher Paul Carey is also one of the talented licensed authors to be featured in both THE WILD ADVENTURES OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS series and THE EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS UNIVERSE SWORDS OF ETERNITY SUPER-ARC. He is also the authorized continuation chronicler of Philip Jose Farmer’s KHOKARSA series that bridges the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs and H. Rider Haggard.
Carey has authored the novels SWORDS AGAINST THE MOON MEN, BLOOD OF ANCIENT OPAR, HADON — KING OF OPAR, EXILES OF KHO, and THE SONG OF KWASIN. His sixth novel, VICTORY HARBEN: FIRES OF HALOS is due in 2022. He is an accomplished editor, comic book writer, essayist, and author of short fiction. A tireless champion of Wold Newtonian chronologies and Pathfinder RPG publications, Carey’s work stands out for its literate, often tragic view of history and empires that rise and fall from the actions of flawed characters who changed their world. Come meet Christopher Paul Carey in person at PulpFest Friday afternoon, August 20.
1:30 – 1:55 PM — Craig McDonald.
Author of the Edgar-nominated HECTOR LASSITER historical crime series, Craig McDonald is an award-winning novelist, journalist, and editor. The HECTOR LASSITER series chronicles the exploits of a fictional BLACK MASK author and his encounters with such notable figures as Ernest Hemingway, Orson Welles, Ian Fleming, and Lester Dent. McDonald’s internationally acclaimed works have found a global audience and have also been adapted in graphic novel format. His works have been published by Simon & Schuster and Macmillan Press. Meet Craig McDonald Friday afternoon, August 20, at PulpFest and become a fan of Hector Lassiter’s adventures in Hollywood, Paris, Key West, Cuba, Vienna, Berlin, Brazil, Mexico, the Midwest, and the Deep South. In Lassiter, McDonald has created the perfect vehicle to chart the key events of the last century that did so much to shape the present world. Pulp fiction of literate quality is a rarity to be cherished and Craig McDonald has certainly entered that rarified strata.
2:00 – 2:25 PM — Wayne Carey.
A regular contributor to QUATERMAIN: THE NEW ADVENTURES, published by Airship 27, Wayne Carey has gained recognition as one of the finest New Pulp writers for both Airship 27 and ProSe Press. His passion for Edgar Rice Burroughs, H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Talbot Mundy, Robert E. Howard, and H. Rider Haggard informs and permeates his own fiction. Carey’s pulp influences coalesced in his new adventures of Haggard’s seminal adventurer, Allan Quatermain. He has contributed both novels and short stories to the expanded Quatermain canon, including ALLAN QUATERMAIN AND THE BEAST MEN and ALLAN QUATERMAIN AND THE LIGHTNING BIRD. His most recent addition is the short story, “The Unholy Alliance” appearing in Volume Five of Airship 27’s QUATERMAIN: THE NEW ADVENTURES anthology series. Join Wayne Carey Friday afternoon, August 20, at PulpFest for a sampling of his thrilling pulp adventure works.
2:30 – 2:55 PM — Darrell Schweitzer.
Darrell Schweitzer’s distinguished editorial career began with ISAAC ASIMOV’S SF MAGAZINE (1977-1982), AMAZING STORIES (1982-1986), WEIRD TALES (1987-1994), WORLDS OF FANTASY AND HORROR (1994-1996), before returning to WEIRD TALES (1998-2007). The author of numerous sci-fi and fantasy novels and short fiction, Darrell is also a notable authority on Lord Dunsany, H. P. Lovecraft, and Robert E. Howard. Twice nominated for a World Fantasy Award, he was the recipient of the 1992 Award for his successful revival of WEIRD TALES. Meet Darrell Schweitzer in person at PulpFest 2021 on Friday afternoon, August 20.
PulpFest 2021 will begin on Thursday, August 19, and run through Sunday, August 22. Join PulpFest at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry, just north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We’ll be celebrating “Love in the Shadows,” saluting the anniversaries of two trend-setting Street & Smith rough-paper magazines. Both LOVE STORY and THE SHADOW MAGAZINE played significant roles in the evolution of American popular culture and genre fiction. We’ll also have presentations on pulp artist Margaret Brundage, bestselling writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, actress and covergirl Eva Lynd, and artists Earle K. Bergey and Enoch Bolles.
Our New Fictioneers author readings and discussions will begin on Friday, August 20, at 1 PM. The appearances will last for 25 minutes. A new author will appear on the half-hour.
The general public is welcome to attend our author readings. To learn more about our entire programming schedule, please click the Programming button at the top of this page.
For those who also want to enjoy our dealers’ room, you can join PulpFest by clicking the Registration button at the top of this page. And don’t forget to book a room at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry. They’re going fast!
Our featured image for this post is a photograph of a Remington Noiseless 8 typewriter from 1937. Writers believed to have used Remingtons — “unrivaled in popularity until the Underwood locomotive roared onto the scene” — include Agatha Christie, Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison, William Faulkner, Dashiell Hammett, L. Ron Hubbard, Rudyard Kipling, Stan Lee, Sinclair Lewis, H. P. Lovecraft, H. L.Mencken, George Orwell, Ernie Pyle, Damon Runyon, Cornell Woolrich, and Philip Wylie.
