Every year, PulpFest recognizes those who work to keep the pulps alive for this and future generations. Writer, editor, bibliographer, and researcher Gene Christie won our 2024 Munsey Award. You can read about Gene 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 2025 Munsey Award. Previous winners of the Lamont, Munsey, or Rusty Award are not eligible. Click here to see our previous winners.
PulpFest is also accepting nominations for the Rusty Hevelin Service Award, named for the man who had guided Pulpcon for most of its existence. This award is designed to recognize those persons who have worked long and hard for the pulp community with little thought for individual recognition. It is meant to reward largely quiet and unheralded work and is reserved for those individuals who are most deserving.
To nominate a person or organization for either or both of these prestigious awards, 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 Friday, June 13. Our Lamont, Munsey, and Rusty Award winners will select the recipient from among your nominees. The award will be presented on Saturday evening, August 9, at PulpFest 2025.
PulpFest 2025 will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry in Mars, Pennsylvania. Click the registration button on the PulpFest website to become a member of the convention. If you need lodging, the DoubleTree is essentially sold out, but you can click here for nearby hotels. The convention will begin on Thursday, August 7, and run through Sunday, August 10.
The Munsey Award was created in 2009 by award-winning artist David Saunders, the son of legendary illustrator Norman Saunders. Dan Zimmer of The Illustrated Press and former publisher of Illustration Magazine produced a limited signed and numbered edition of the award. The PulpFest Committee is indebted to David and Dan for their generous support of our community.
