Every year, PulpFest recognizes those who work to keep the pulps alive for this and future generations. Freelance designer, illustrator, and web designer Chris Kalb won our 2026 Munsey Award. Read more about Chris here.
The Munsey Award is named after Frank A. Munsey, the publisher of the first pulp magazine.
We are now accepting nominations for the 2027 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 rewards quiet, unheralded work and is reserved for those 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 nomination deadline is June 5, 2027. The living Lamont, Munsey, and Rusty Award winners will select the recipient from among your nominees. The award will be presented on Saturday evening, August 7, at PulpFest 2027.
PulpFest 2027 will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry. It begins Thursday, August 5, and runs through Sunday, August 8. We’ll be saluting the 90th anniversary of The Shadow radio drama’s debut — featuring a young Orson Welles as the title character — the 130th anniversary of the birth of pulp writer and UFO researcher Donald E. Keyhoe, and more at next year’s convention.
Below is our YouTube video of the 2026 Munsey Award presentation at PulpFest.
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Artist David Saunders, son of legendary illustrator Norman Saunders, created the Munsey Award in 2009. Dan Zimmer of The Illustrated Press produced a limited signed and numbered edition of the award. The PulpFest Organizing Committee thanks David and Dan for their generous support of our community.
