Pulp Events

Convention coverage

Pulp conventions have played an important role in pulp fandom for nearly 50 years. You’ll find links to our coverage of pulp events on this page.

PulpFest

PulpFest 2023
Links to ThePulp.Net’s coverage of PulpFest 2023, held Thursday, Aug. 3, through Sunday, Aug. 6, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
PulpFest 50 (2022)
Links to ThePulp.Net’s coverage of PulpFest 50, held Thursday, Aug. 4, through Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
PulpFest 2021
Links to ThePulp.Net’s coverage of PulpFest 2021, held Thursday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug. 22, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
PulpFest 2020
PulpFest 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PulpFest 2019
Links to ThePulp.Net’s coverage of PulpFest 2019, held Thursday, Aug. 15, through Sunday, Aug. 18, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
PulpFest 2017
Links to ThePulp.Net’s coverage of PulpFest 2017, held Thursday, July 27, through Sunday, July 30, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
PulpFest 2016
Links to ThePulp.Net’s coverage of PulpFest 2016, held Thursday, July 21, through Sunday, July 24, in Columbus, Ohio.
PulpFest 2015
Links to ThePulp.Net’s coverage of PulpFest 2015, held Thursday, Aug. 13, through Sunday, Aug. 16, in Columbus, Ohio.
PulpFest 2014
Links to ThePulp.Net’s coverage of PulpFest 2014, held Thursday, Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 10, in Columbus, Ohio.
PulpFest 2013
A roundup of coverage on the web of PulpFest 2013, held July 25-28 in Columbus, Ohio.
PulpFest 2012
A roundup of coverage on the web of PulpFest 2012, held Aug 9-12 in Columbus, Ohio.
PulpFest 2011
A roundup of coverage on the web of PulpFest 2011, held July 29-31 in Columbus, Ohio.
PulpFest 2010
A roundup of coverage on the web of PulpFest 2010, held July 30-Aug. 1 in Columbus, Ohio.

Pulpcon

Pulpcon 35 (2006)
A photo gallery and audio recordings from events highlight coverage of the 2006 Pulpcon in Dayton, Ohio.
Pulpcon 36 (2007)
Correspondent Chris Kalb captured audio recordings from events at the 2007 Pulpcon in Dayton, Ohio.

Doc Con

From 2006 to 2009, ThePulp.Net editor William Lampkin recorded video highlights at the annual Doc Con gatherings in Arizona. The resulting videos are the basis of our coverage of Doc Con.

Doc Con 12 (2009)
Doc Con 12 was hosted by Rob Smalley and held in Chandler, Ariz., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.
Doc Con 11 (2008)
Doc Con 11 was hosted by Courtney Rogers and held in Glendale, Ariz., on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008.
Doc Con 10 (2007)
Doc Con 10 was hosted by Rob Smalley and held in Chandler, Ariz., on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007.
Doc Con 9 (2006)
Doc Con 9 was hosted by Jay Ryan and held in Peoria, Ariz., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006.

Pensacon

Pensacon 2014
Jeffrey Shanks, Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson and David Earle discuss “From Pulps to Comics” at Pensacon 2014 in Pensacola, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014.

Pulp events

Events are subject to change.

March 24, 2024: The Paperback & Pulp Fair at Bloomsbury Ephemera Fair, London, U.K.

April 5-7, 2024: Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention, Lombard, Ill.

June 1, 2024: Fantastic Pulps Show & Sale, Toronto, ON, Canada.

June 7-8, 2024: Howard Days, Cross Plains, Texas

Aug. 1-4, 2024: PulpFest 2024, Pittsburgh, Pa.

On–going:
• Gotham Pulp Collectors Club, 1 p.m. the third Saturday of each month via Zoom. Check its website for location.