On this day when we honor America’s workers, PulpFest is pleased to announce that we are now accepting advance registrations for our 2022 convention, August 4 – 7.
Register now and beat the rush. You’ll save money and get free early-bird shopping if you book a room at the convention’s host hotel. By staying at the DoubleTree, you help defray the convention’s expenses and show our hotel that PulpFest will help their bottom line.
There are plenty of rooms available at the beautiful DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry. You can book a room directly through the PulpFest website. At the top of our website, you’ll find a link that reads “Book a Room.” Click the link and you’ll be redirected to a secure site where you can make your room reservation.
You can also reserve a room by calling 800.222.8733 or 724.776.6900. To receive the special convention rate of $129 plus tax per night, you must mention PulpFest.
Included in your room rate are two complimentary hot breakfasts per room during your stay. Also included are free Wi-Fi and free parking.
You must book your room before 12 AM on Wednesday, July 13, in order to get the special convention deal. Any reservations made after the deadline will be accepted at the best available rate if rooms are available. We recommend that you book your room early.
Please note that a deposit equaling the first night’s room rate plus tax will be required at the time of reservation. You will have until June 29, 2022 — five weeks prior to the start of PulpFest 50 — to cancel your reservation and receive a refund of your deposit. Any cancellation made after June 29, 2022, will result in the forfeiture of your deposit.
For All Members
All PulpFest 50 members — including dealers — must register for the convention.
Full membership to PulpFest 50 if staying at the DoubleTree and paying in advance — $35 (includes free early-bird shopping to thank you for your tremendous support)
Full membership to PulpFest 50 if paying at the door — $40 (includes free early-bird shopping to thank you for your tremendous support)
Full membership to PulpFest 50 if staying elsewhere — $40 (without early-bird shopping)
Full membership to PulpFest 50 if staying elsewhere — $70 (with early-bird shopping)
Single-day membership for Friday or Saturday — $20
Supporting Membership — $25
All paying members, including supporting members, will receive a complimentary copy of our program book, THE PULPSTER, a $12 – 15 value. Supporting members will receive their PULPSTER by mail.
The deadline for advance registrations is 10 PM on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
Additional Details
A full membership will get you into all PulpFest 50 events held during the convention. The only exception is for early-bird shopping which is reserved for full PulpFest 50 members who are staying at the DoubleTree or those staying elsewhere who elect to pay an additional $30 to shop early at the convention.
An early-bird membership will get you into the dealers’ room from 12 to 5 PM on Thursday, August 4. Only staff, dealers, and early birds will be allowed into the dealers’ room during these hours. Please realize that due to travel conditions and other contingencies. The convention cannot guarantee that each and every PulpFest dealer will be available during our early-bird hours. Our evening programming will start at 7 PM on August 4.
Children age 15 and younger, accompanied by an adult, will be admitted for free. However, they must be registered.
Early registration will be held outside the entrance to our dealers’ room at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry on Thursday, August 4, running from 12 to 5 PM, and on Friday, August 5, running from 9 to 10 AM. You’ll be able to pay for your registration at the door using cash, check, or credit card.
If you are paying at the door, please have your completed registration form on hand to speed up the process.
Please note that single-day memberships are not available on Thursday, August 4.
Please click here to download our 2022 member registration form. To pay for your membership, please see the instructions below.
For Dealers Only
All dealers and their helpers are required to purchase a membership to PulpFest 50. Additionally, our table rental fees are as follows:
Island-table rental fee — $90 per table
Wall-table rental fee — $100 per table
PulpFest 50 will have over 100 six-foot tables in its 10,880-square-foot dealers’ room. Wall tables and placement within the dealers’ room will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Over forty wall tables will be available in our dealers’ room.
There will be no height restrictions on any tables. Displays will be allowed on tables as long as they can safely stand. Please use common sense and courtesy to design your displays.
No banners or other signage may be attached to the hotel’s walls with tape, tacks, or any other material.
If you have a banner that you wish to display, you must provide your own banner stand. The convention is not responsible for providing you with a banner stand or easel to display your advertising.
All members registering as dealers are required to have material for sale at their tables. If you have any special needs — positioning within the room, unique display requirements, electrical needs, and so on — please let us know when you register.
Although the focus of PulpFest 50 will be pulp magazines and related materials, genre fiction, vintage paperbacks, digests, men’s adventure and true crime magazines, first edition hardcovers, series books, dime novels, original art, Big Little Books, B-movies, and serials and related collectibles, old-time-radio shows, and Golden and Silver Age comic books can also be sold. Please remember that PulpFest is not a comic book convention. Sexually explicit material, including PLAYBOY, PENTHOUSE, and OUI, will not be allowed.
Dealer set-up will take place on Thursday, August 4, from 11 AM – 5 PM. Selling to early-bird shoppers will begin at 12 PM and run until 5 PM on Thursday. The dealers’ room will also be open to dealers on Friday, August 5, beginning at 9 AM. It will be open to all PulpFest members beginning at 10 AM.
All dealers are urged to set up on Thursday afternoon. If you are not able to comply, please discuss your needs with convention chairperson Jack Cullers by emailing him at jack@pulpfest.com or writing him at the address noted below.
All registered dealers will be profiled in a series of posts that will run on the PulpFest website in late July. Our marketing director, Mike Chomko, will contact all registered dealers about the post.
Please click here to download our 2022 dealer registration form. To pay for your dealer membership, please see the instructions below.
Payment Instructions
To pay for your registration, please send your check or money order to David J. Cullers, 1272 Cheatham Way, Bellbrook, OH 45305, or use our PulpFest Paypal Cart.
If you pay via Paypal, you’ll also have to register via email, providing all of the information required on our registration form to Jack Cullers at jack@pulpfest.com.
If you have any questions about member or dealer registrations, please write to Jack Cullers at one of the addresses noted above.
The deadline for advance registrations is Sunday, July 31, 2022, at 10 PM eastern time.
PulpFest is for All to Enjoy
Our attendees come to PulpFest to celebrate and learn about popular culture, socialize, and enjoy themselves. Therefore, all attendees of PulpFest are asked to keep opinions of a political, religious, or societal nature to themselves.
If any convention attendee seeks to importune any PulpFest member with his or her opinions, the offending member will be asked to leave PulpFest.
Although you have a right to your opinions, our members — including dealers — are not at the convention to be lectured about politics, religion, and so on.
To Learn More
We will be releasing a four-page newsletter with additional details about PulpFest 50 in early May 2022. Please write to Jack Cullers for a copy of our 2022 newsletter. A downloadable PDF of our 2022 newsletter will also be available in early May 2022.
Volunteer for PulpFest 50
If you are interested in volunteering at PulpFest 50, please click the “contact” button on our homepage and let us know how you can help. Thank you and enjoy your holiday.
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