2025 Pulp Factory Awards open for nominations!

On behalf of the Pulp Factory Awards committee, we're pleased to announce that it's time to submit your nominations for this year's awards, recognizing the best in new pulp writing and art. Full details posted below:

Every year, fans gather at the Westin Hotel near Yorktown Mall in metro Chicago to celebrate the best in classic and New Pulp literature. As part of those celebrations, nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards are open. The 2026 awards will cover works published during the calendar year 2025.

The nomination process will be as follows:

• Members of the Pulp Factory Facebook group have through Monday, February 2, to submit their initial nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards. Any work published in print in 2025 can be considered for nomination. (Digital-only books are excluded.) Reprints are not eligible for individual awards such as Best Short Story but may be included in collections if those collections feature stories published for the first time in 2025.
  
  
• Nominations (by members of the Pulp Factory only) should be e-mailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com, with choices in any or all of the following categories. (You may nominate as many works in each category as you wish.)
  
  
• BEST PULP NOVEL
  
  
• Any novel published in 2025 in print format
  
  
• BEST PULP COVER
  
  
• Best cover produced for a pulp novel or anthology. Any final artistic product produced by AI app/server/machine will not qualify for any PF awards.
  
  
• BEST PULP SHORT STORY
  
  
• Best short story published in 2025 in print format
  
  
• BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
  
  
• Best interior illustrations for a novel or anthology, produced by a single artist for the book. Single illustrations or books with illustrations by multiple artists are not eligible for the awards. Any final artistic product produced by AI app/server/machine will not qualify for any PF awards.
  
  
• BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION
  
  
• Any anthology or collection featuring multiple stories by a single author (a collection) or stories by a variety of authors (a normal anthology). The book must have been printed in 2025 and must have contained at least one new story. In the case of a new story plus reprints, the book is eligible for Best Pulp Anthology but only the new story is eligible for the Best Pulp Short Story category.
  
  
• Members are encouraged to discuss their choices on the Pulp Factory Facebook group but note that your nominations must be emailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com to be included.
  
  
• After February 2, the committee will tally and craft a final ballot for voting (deadline to be scheduled), and that ballot will be submitted for fans to vote electronically for the awards. Awards will be handed out to winners during the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention on Friday, March 27, 2026.

Questions and nominations should be directed to PulpAwards@gmail.com. This will ensure a more prompt response than reaching out to individual committee members.

Thank you for your interest, and we're looking forward to your nominations!

Nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards are now open! Please read the below for categories and instructions on how to nominate!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NOMINATIONS FOR PULP FACTORY AWARDS NOW OPEN UNTIL 2/9

Lombard, Illinois – January 4, 2025

Every year, fans gather at the Westin Hotel near Yorktown Mall in metro Chicago to celebrate the best in classic and New Pulp literature. As part of those celebrations, nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards are open. The 2025 awards will cover works published during the calendar year 2024.

The nomination process will be as follows:

● Members of the Pulp Factory Facebook group have through Sunday, February 9 to submit their initial nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards. Any work published in print in 2024 can be considered for nomination. (Digital-only books are excluded.) Reprints are not eligible for individual awards such as Best Short Story but may be included in collections if those collections feature stories published for the first time in 2024.

● Nominations (by members of the Pulp Factory only) should be e-mailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com, with choices in any or all of the following categories. (You may nominate as many works in each category as you wish.)

o BEST PULP NOVEL

▪ Any novel published in 2024 in print format

o BEST PULP COVER

▪ Best cover produced for a pulp novel or anthology. Any final artistic product produced by AI app/server/machine will not qualify for any PF awards.

o BEST PULP SHORT STORY

▪ Best short story published in 2024 in print format

o BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS

▪ Best interior illustrations for a novel or anthology, produced by a single artist for the book. Single illustrations or books with illustrations by multiple artists are not eligible for the awards. Any final artistic product produced by AI app/server/machine will not qualify for any PF awards.

o BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION

▪ Any anthology or collection featuring multiple stories by a single author (a collection) or stories by a variety of authors (a normal anthology). The book must have been printed in 2024 and must have contained at least one new story. In the case of a new story plus reprints, the book is eligible for Best Pulp Anthology but only the new story is eligible for the Best Pulp Short Story category.

● Members are encouraged to discuss their choices on the Pulp Factory Facebook group but note that your nominations must be e-mailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com to be included.

● After February 9, the committee will tally and craft a final ballot for voting (deadline to be scheduled), and that ballot will be submitted for fans to vote electronically for the awards. Awards will be handed out to winners during the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention on Friday, April 4, 2025.

Questions and nominations should be directed to PulpAwards@gmail.com. This will ensure a more prompt response than reaching out to individual committee members.

Thank you for your interest, and looking forward to your nominations!

The Pulp Factory Awards 2022

Voting is now open for this year’s Pulp Factory Awards and is open to the public, so get on over there and vote for your favorites. Categories include Best Pulp Novel, Best Pulp Short Story, Best Anthology/Collection, Best Pulp Cover, and Best Pulp Interior illustrations. Voting closes March 28, 2022 so get your votes in soon. Winners will be announced at this year’s Windy City Pulp & Paper Con in Chicago in May. 

BEST PULP NOVEL

• Captain Hawklin and the Invisible Enemy - Charles F. Millhouse - Stormgate
• Fangs of the Sea - Fred Adams Jr. - Airship 27
• The Great Chicago Fire Conspiracy - George Tackes - Airship 27

BEST PULP SHORT STORY

• Saturn’s Child – Mark Allen Vann – Saturn’s Child And Other Tales – Xepico Press
• Snow Shorts: Snow Ambition - Brian K. Morris - BEN Books
• Strigoi - Jonathan W. Sweet - Ghosts of the Jackal - Brick Pickle Pulp

BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY

• Blood on the Blade - Flinch Books
• Mystery Men (& Women) Vol. 7 - Airship 27
• Occupied Pulp - Flinch Books
• Pulp Reality #2 - Stormgate Press
• Pulp Reality #3 - Stormgate Press

BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS

• Chris Nye - RUNEMASTER – Shield Maiden’s Blade – Airship 27
• Ed Catto - THE MUSKETEERS – New Adventures – Airship 27
• Gary Kato - PULP MYTHOLOGY Vol 2 – Airship 27
• Guy Davis - THE SILVER PENTACLE – Airship 27
• Rob Davis - C.O.JONES – Hometown U.S.A. – Airship 27
• Stephen Burks - PULP REALITY #3 - Stormgate Press

BEST PULP COVER (larger images below)

• Clayton Murwin - PULP REALITY # 2 – Stormgate Press
• Adam Shaw - FANGS OF THE SEA – Airship 27
• Adam Shaw - JEZEBEL JOHNSTON 7 – Mastiff - Airship 27
• Douglas Klauba - SATURN’S CHILD And Other Tales – Xepico Press
• Rob Davis - JEZEBEL JOHNSTON Vol 8 REVELATION – Airship 27

Vote here.

PULP FACTORY AWARDS - WINNERS FOR WORKS OF 2020

The 3 Member Awards committee counted over 200 ballots and these are the results:

BEST NOVEL
A Cowboy in Carpathia – Teel James Glenn – Pro Se Press 

BEST SHORT STORY
Zorro: Death of a Grandee – John L French – Zorro: The Daring Escapades – Bold Venture Press 

BEST ANTHOLOGY
Pulp Reality, Vol 1 – Rose Shababy, Ed. – Stormgate Press 

BEST INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Ed Catto – Ravenwood: Stepson of Mystery, Vol 4 – Airship 27 Productions 

BEST COVER ART
Damian Aviles – Pulp Reality, Vol 1 – Stormgate Press

Congratulations to all this year’s winners. 

Finally our thanks to all you participated and voted and especially to Van, Gordon Dymowski and Fred Adams Jr.

The Pulp Factory Awards are open!

 Award season. Wabbit season. Award season. Now it's time to vote. 

NOMINATIONS FOR PULP FACTORY AWARDS NOW OPEN UNTIL 3/7;

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lombard, Illinois – February 7, 2021

Every year, fans gather at the Westin Hotel near

Yorktown Mall in metro Chicago to celebrate the best in classic and New Pulp literature. Although the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention has been rescheduled for September, we are opening the Pulp Factory Award Nomination process for delivery in April 2021.   The 2021 PFAs will cover works published during the calendar year 2020. 

The nomination process will be as follows:

    • Members of the Pulp Factory Facebook group have through Sunday, March 7th  to submit their initial nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards. Any work published in print in 2020 can be considered for nomination. (Digital-only books are excluded.) Reprints are not eligible for individual awards such as Best Short Story but may be included in collections if those collections feature stories published for the first time in 2020.

    • Nominations (by members of the Pulp Factory only) should be e-mailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com, with choices in any or all of the following categories. (You may nominate as many works in each category as you wish.)

        ◦ BEST PULP NOVEL

        ◦ BEST PULP COVER

        ◦ BEST PULP SHORT STORY

        ◦ BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS

        ◦ BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY

    • The Best Pulp Anthology category covers any anthology or collection featuring multiple stories by a single author (a collection) or stories by a variety of authors (a normal anthology). The book must have been printed in 2020 and must have contained at least one new story. In the case of a new story plus reprints, the book is eligible for Best Pulp Anthology but only the new story is eligible for the Best Pulp Short Story category.

    • Members are encouraged to discuss their choices on the Pulp Factory FB group but note that your nominations must be e-mailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com to be included.

    • After March 8th, the committee will tally and craft a final ballot for voting (deadline to be scheduled), and that ballot will be submitted for fans to vote electronically for the awards. Awards will be shipped to winners in the month of April 2021. 

Questions and nominations should be directed to PulpAwards@gmail.com. This will ensure a more prompt response than reaching out to individual committee members.

Thank you for your interest, and looking forward to your nominations!

2018 PULP FACTORY AWARDS ANNOUNCED

On Friday evening April 6th, the ninth annual Pulp Factory Awards were announced at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Show.

Best Pulp Novel: Pulp Heroes: Sanctuary Fall

Best Pulp Cover: Holmes & Houdini by Chad Hardin

Best Pulp Short Story: “Takedown” The Ruby Files V2, Bobby Nas

Best Pulp Interior Illustrations: The Ruby Files V2- Nik Poliwko

Best Pulp Anthology" The Ruby Files V2 -Ron Fortier.

In addition Ron Fortier was awarded the first “Grand Master Award” chosen by the awards committee for service to New Pulp above and beyond. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the awards. Kudos to all!

The Ruby Files Vol. 2 Sweeps the Nominations forThe Pulp Ark Awards 2018!

The Pulp Factory Award nominations were announced on March 2, 2018 and the The Ruby Files Team is honored to announce that The Ruby Files Vol. 2 has racked up multiple nominations, including:

Best Pulp Short Story: "Takedown" by Bobby Nash
Best Pulp Short Story: "A Tree Falls in the Forest" by Sean Taylor
Best Pulp Cover: Mark Wheatley
Best Pulp Interior Illustrations: Nik Poliwko
Best Pulp Anthology: The Ruby Files Vol. 2, Ron Fortier (editor, Airship 27 Productions)

Here is the press release and official ballot. Voting is open to the public. Voting ends March 12, 2018. Winners will be announced at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Con held April 6-8 in Lombard, IL.

Congratulations to all of the nominees from the eight different publishers in the running. Also, a big thank you to those who nominated The Ruby Files vol. 2 and to those who will hopefully vote for it. Ha! Ha!

Now get out there and vote for your favorites!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BALLOT FOR TENTH ANNUAL PULP FACTORY AWARDS OFFICIALLY RELEASED
VOTING NOW OPEN UNTIL 3/12
AWARDS TO BE GIVEN OUT AT WINDY CITY PULP and PAPER CON
Lombard, Illinois – March 2, 2018

With April’s Windy City Pulp and Paper approaching fast, the ballot for the Tenth Annual Pulp Factory Awards – to be handed out at the conference – has just opened up for voting by the reading public.

The ballot can be found online at https://tinyurl.com/ybxlyey7

Voters have until midnight on Monday, March 12 to select one nominee in several categories. All votes must be received via the electronic ballot via Google forms.

Note the deadline is earlier than usual due to Windy City Pulp Con beginning on April 6.
Shortlisted nominees in each category are as follows:

BEST PULP NOVEL
Blackthorn: Spires of Mars - I A Watson  (White Rocket Books)
Captain Action: Cry of the Jungle Lord - Jim Beard & Barry Reese (Airship 27)
The Eye of Quang Chi - Fred Adams, Jr.  (Airship 27)
Holmes and Houdini - I A Watson  (Airship 27)
Pulp Heroes: Sanctuary Falls - Wayne Reinagel  (Knightraven Studios)
Sentinels vol 9: Vendetta - Van Allen Plexico  (White Rocket Books)
Snow Drive - Bobby Nash  (BEN Books)
Tales of the Golden Dragon - Barbara Doran (Airship 27)

BEST PULP COVER
Bass Reeves: Frontier Marshal vol 2 - Marco Turini (Airship 27)
Holmes & Houdini - Chad Hardin (Airship 27)
Jezebel Johnson: Queen of Anarchy - Rob Davis (Airship 27)
Jezebel Johnson: Sea Witch - Laura Givens (Airship 27)
Queensberry Justice: The Fight Card Sherlock Holmes Omnibus - Mike Fyles (Fight Card)
The Ruby Files vol 2 - Mark Wheatley (Airship 27)
Sentinels vol 9: Vendetta - Chris Kohler (White Rocket Books)
Six Gun Terrors vol 3: The Slithering Terror - Ted Hammond (Airship 27)

BEST PULP SHORT STORY
"The Adventure of the Failing Light" - I A Watson - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective v 9 (Airship 27)
"Takedown" - Bobby Nash - The Ruby Files vol 2 (Airship 27)
"A Tree Falls in the Forest" - Sean Taylor - The Ruby Files vol 2 (Airship 27)

BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Rob Davis - Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective vol 9  (Airship 27)
Rob Davis - Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective vol 10  (Airship 27)
Rob Davis - Holmes and Houdini  (Airship 27)
Morgan Fitzsimmons - The Eye of Quang Chi  (Airship 27)
Gary Kato - Tales of the Golden Dragon  (Airship 27)
Javier Lugo - C.O. Jones vol 2: Skinners  (Airship 27)
Nik Poliwko - The Ruby Files, vol 2  (Airship 27)

BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY
Haunted Blades: Tales of the Black Musketeers - Connor MacDonald & Amanda Berthault, Eds (Pro Se)
Queensberry Justice: The Fight Card Sherlock Holmes Omnibus - Paul Bishop, Ed (Fight Card)
The Ruby Files, vol 2 - Ron Fortier, Ed (Airship 27)
Restless: An Anthology of Mummy Horror - Jim Beard & John Bruening, Eds (Flinch)
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, vol 9 - Ron Fortier, Ed (Airship 27)
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, vol 10 - Ron Fortier, Ed (Airship 27)
The Song of Heroes - Nancy Hansen, Ed (Pro Se)

 

After March 12, the committee will tally all of the electronic votes and the winners will be announced at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention on Friday, April 6, 2018.

Questions and concerns should be directed to PulpAwards@gmail.com. This will insure a more prompt response than reaching out to individual committee members.

Thank you for your interest, and looking forward to your votes!

Vote online at: https://tinyurl.com/ybxlyey7

Please spread the word.

NOMINATIONS FOR PULP FACTORY AWARDS NOW OPEN UNTIL 2/28; AWARDS TO BE GIVEN OUT AT WINDY CITY PULP & PAPER CON ON APRIL 6

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Lombard, Illinois – February 5, 2018

Every year in April, fans gather at the Westin Hotel near Yorktown Mall in metro Chicago to celebrate the best in classic and New Pulp literature. As part of those celebrations, nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards are open.

The nomination process will be as follows:

Members of the Pulp Factory E-mail list have through Wednesday, February 28 to submit their initial nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards. Any book published in print in 2017 can be considered for nomination. (Digital-only books are excluded.) Reprints are not eligible for individual awards such as Best Short Story, but may be included in collections if those collections feature new stories published in 2017.

Nominations (by members of the Pulp Factory only) should be e-mailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com, with choices in the following categories:

BEST PULP NOVEL
BEST PULP COVER
BEST PULP SHORT STORY
BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY

A special award will be given out by the Awards Committee in 2018 (details to follow)
The Best Pulp Anthology category covers any anthology or collection featuring multiple stories by a single author (a collection) or stories by a variety of authors (a normal anthology). The book must have been printed in 2017 and must have contained at least one new story. In the case of a new story plus reprints, the book is eligible for Best Pulp Anthology but only the new story is eligible for the Best Pulp Short Story category.

Fans are encouraged to submit multiple entries for each category by February 28– although members are encouraged to discuss their choices on the Pulp Factory list, only those e-mailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com will be considered for awards.

After February 28, the committee will tally and craft a final ballot for voting (deadline to be scheduled), and that ballot will be submitted for fans to vote electronically for the awards. Awards will be handed out to winners during the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention on Friday, April 6, 2018.

Questions and nominations should be directed to PulpAwards@gmail.com. This will ensure a more prompt response than reaching out to individual committee members.

Thank you for your interest, and looking forward to your nominations!

Congratulations to the Pulp Factory Award Winners

NOMINATIONS FOR PULP FACTORY AWARDS NOW OPEN UNTIL 2/21; AWARDS TO BE GIVEN OUT AT WINDY CITY PULP & PAPER CONVENTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lombard, Illinois – January 29, 2017

Every year in April, fans gather at the Westin Hotel near Yorktown Mall to celebrate the best in classic and New Pulp literature. As part of those celebrations, nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards are open.  

The nomination process remains the same as last year:

-Members of the Pulp Factory E-mail list have until midnight CST Tuesday, February 21 to submit their initial nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards. Any book published in print in 2016 can be considered for nomination (Digital-only books are excluded). Reprints are not eligible for individual awards such as Best Short Story, but may be included in collections if those collections feature new stories published in 2016.

-ONLY PULP FACTORY MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS PHASE OF THE AWARDS PROCESS.

-Nominations should be e-mailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com, with choices in the following categories:
· BEST PULP NOVEL
· BEST PULP COVER
· BEST PULP SHORT STORY
· BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
· BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY

-The Best Pulp Anthology category covers any anthology or collection featuring multiple stories by a single author (a collection) or stories by a variety of authors (a normal anthology). The book must have been printed for the first time in 2016 and must have contained at least one new story. In the case of a new story plus reprints, the book is eligible for Best Pulp Anthology but only the new story is eligible for the Best Pulp Short Story category.

-Members may submit multiple entries for each category. All submissions must be received by midnight CST on February 21. Members are encouraged to discuss their choices and suggestions on the Pulp Factory list, but only those e-mailed directly toPulpAwards@gmail.com will count toward nominations. The committee reserves the right to determine all nominees based on the outcome of the nomination process, as we anticipate this will vary from year to year based on number of nominations, participants, eligible works, etc.

-After February 21, the committee will tally and craft a final ballot for voting (deadline to be scheduled), and that ballot will be submitted for fans (general public) to vote electronically for the awards.

Awards will be distributed during the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention which runs from April 21 –23, 2017.

Questions and nominations should be directed to PulpAwards@gmail.com.

On behalf of the committee, we thank you for your interest, and we look forward to your nominations!

BALLOT FOR PULP FACTORY AWARDS OFFICIALLY RELEASED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BALLOT FOR PULP FACTORY AWARDS OFFICIALLY RELEASED; VOTING NOW OPEN UNTIL 3/15 AWARDS TO BE GIVEN OUT AT WINDY CITY PULP & PAPER
 
Lombard, Illinois – February 21, 2016

With April’s Windy City Pulp and Paper approaching fast, the ballot for the 2016 Pulp Factory Awards – to be handed out at the conference – has just opened up for voting by the reading public.

(The ballot can be found online at http://bit.ly/2016PFAwardBallot)

Voters have until Tuesday, March 15th to select one nominee in several categories. (We are limiting voting to the electronic ballot via Google forms to simplify the process). Nominees in each category are as follows:

BEST PULP NOVEL
LIE CATCHERS (Paul Bishop; Pro Se Productions)
THE CAGLIOSTRO CHRONICLES III: INTO THE HEART OF EVIL (Ralph Angelo, Jr; Cosmic Comet)
JEZEBEL JOHNSON: DEVIL'S HANDMAIDEN (Nancy Hansen; Pro Se Productions)
VINNIE DE SOTH, JOBBING OCCULTIST (I.A. Watson; Chillwater Press)
LADY ACTION: THE SANDS OF FOREVER (Ron Fortier; Airship 27)
THE GRIM SPECTRE (Ralph Angelo, Jr; Cosmic Comet)
BAD TIMES FOUR: HELLDORADO (Chuck Dixon; Bruno Books)
MANHATTAN CONFIDENTIAL: MALLOY AND RUSSELL, BOOK 2 (Elizabeth K Wadsworth; Elizabeth K Wadsworth)

BEST PULP COVER
LEGENDS OF NEW PULP FICTION (Douglas Klauba; Airship 27)
BASS REEVES, FRONTIER MARSHAL, VOL 1 (Marco Turini; Airship 27)
BARANAK: STORMING THE GATES (Mark Williams; White Rocket Books)
DOMINO LADY: VOL 1 (Ted Hammond; Airship 27)
THE LEMON HERBERTS (Michael Hegedus; Pro Se Productions)
NIGHT HAWK: BURNING SKIES (Douglas Klauba; Airship 27)
SHERLOCK HOLMES: CONSULTING DETECTIVE VOL 7 (Michael Youngblood; Airship 27)

BEST PULP SHORT STORY
A Different Kind of People (Chuck Miller; LEGENDS OF NEW PULP FICTION; Airship 27)
Nature of the Beast (BC Bell; LEGENDS OF NEW PULP FICTION; Airship 27)
Spring-Heeled Jack (I.A. Watson; SHERLOCK HOLMES: CONSULTING DETECTIVE, VOL 7; Airship 27)
Voodah of the Mountain (Derrick Ferguson; LEGENDS OF NEW PULP FICTION; Airship 27)
When Angels Fall (Gordon Dymowski; DREAMERS SYNDROME: NEW WORLD NAVIGATION; Space Buggy Press)

BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
BASS REEVES, FRONTIER MARSHAL, VOL 1 (Rob Davis; Airship 27)
SHERLOCK HOLMES, CONSULTING DETECTIVE, VOL 7 (Rob Davis; Airship 27)
SIX GUN TERRORS, VOL 2 (Zachary Brunner; Airship 27)

BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY
LEGENDS OF NEW PULP FICTION (Airship 27)
BASS REEVES, FRONTIER MARSHAL, VOL 1 (Airship 27)
SHERLOCK HOLMES, CONSULTING DETECTIVE, VOL 7 (Airship 27)
THE LEMON HERBERTS (Pro Se Productions)

After March 15th, the committee will tally all of the electronic votes via http://bit.ly/2016PFAwardBallot, and the winners will be announced at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention from April 22 – April 24th, 2016.

Questions and concerns should be directed to PulpAwards@gmail.com. This will insure a more prompt response than reaching out to individual committee members.

Thank you for your interest, and looking forward to your votes!

A downloadable version of this release can be found via http://bit.ly/PFARel

NOMINATIONS FOR PULP FACTORY AWARDS NOW OPEN

 

NOMINATIONS FOR PULP FACTORY AWARDS NOW OPEN UNTIL 2/15; AWARDS TO BE GIVEN OUT AT WINDY CITY PULP & PAPER

Lombard, Illinois – January 25, 2016

Every year in April, fans gather at the Westin Hotel near Yorktown Mall to celebrate the best in classic and New Pulp literature. As part of those celebrations, nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards are open.  

As new leadership drives the Pulp Factory Awards forward, the nomination process will be as follows:

1. Members of the Pulp Factory E-mail list have until Monday, February 15th to submit their initial nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards. Any book published in print in 2015 can be considered for nomination (Digital-only books are excluded) Reprints are not eligible for individual awards such as Best Short Story, but may be included in collections if those collections feature new stories published in 2015.

2. Nominations should be e-mailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com, with choices in the following categories:

• BEST PULP NOVEL
• BEST PULP COVER
• BEST PULP SHORT STORY
• BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
• BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY.

3. The Best Pulp Anthology category covers any anthology or collection featuring a multiple stories by a single author (a collection) or stories by a variety of authors (a normal anthology). The book must have been printed in 2015 and must have contained at least one new story. In the case of a new story plus reprints, the book is eligible for Best Pulp Anthology but only the new story is eligible for the Best Pulp Short Story category

4. Fans are encouraged to submit multiple entries for each category by February 15th – although members are encouraged to discuss their choices on the Pulp Factory list, only those e-mailed directly to PulpAwards@gmail.com will be considered for the Award.

5. After February 15th, the committee will tally and craft a final ballot for voting (deadline to be schedule), and that ballot will be submitted for fans to vote electronically for the awards. Awards will be distributed during the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention from April 22 – April 24th, 2016.

Questions and nominations should be directed to PulpAwards@gmail.com. This will insure a more prompt response than reaching out to individual committee members.

2015 PULP FACTORY AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Van Allen Plexico receives his award from Rob Davis.

On Friday night, April 17th, at this year’s Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention, the sixth annual Pulp Factory Awards were presented.   These awards spotlight the best in new pulp fiction and artwork from the previous year.  The award trophies were presented by the Yahoo Pulp Factory Group Moderator, Ron Fortier and Rob Davis, Art Director for Airship 27 Productions.

The Best Pulp Novel went to Van Allen Plexico for his space opera, “Legion III : Kings of Oblivion from White Rocket Books.

The Best Pulp Short Story went to Ian Watson for his “The Fort of Skulls” which appeared in “Pride of the Mohicans” from White Rocket Books.

For the very first time, the Best Pulp Anthology/Collection award went to White Rocket Books for “Pride of Mohicans.”

The Best Pulp Cover went to Mark Williams for his painted cover to “Legion II : Sons of Terra” from White Rockets.

Best Interior Illustrations went to Fabio Listrani for his illustrations in “Zombies Vs. Robots: No Man’s Land” from IDW.

Our congratulations to all the winners and especially to White Rocket Books for their near sweep.  The awards themselves reflected nominations from twenty-four new pulp publishers.

RUBY FILES ILLUSTRATOR, ROB MORAN WINS PULP FACTORY AWARD!

Congratulations to The Ruby Files artist, Rob Moran on his Pulp Factory Award Win For Best Interior Illustrations for THE RUBY FILES Vol. 1, published by Airship 27 Productions.

2013 PULP FACTORY AWARDS PRESENTED AT WINDY CITY

For the fourth consecutive year, the Pulp Factory Awards were presented at this year’s Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention.

These awards are given to the best in new pulp fiction and art published during the previous year as voted on by the 111 members of the Pulp Factory; an internet group made up of pulp writers, artists, editors, publishers and dedicated fans.

Writer William Patrick Maynard and artist Rob Davis once again co-hosted the award presentations, handing out the sculptured trophies done in the shape of a quill pen set against factory-like gears.

The pen represents both writers and artists, the gears paying homage to the assembly-line production of the old pulps of the 1930s.

This year’s winners for the best in fiction and art for 2012 were:

For Best Pulp Novel –
THE LONE RANGER – VENDETTA by the late Howard Hopkins, published by Moonstone Books.

For Best Pulp Short Story –
"The Ghoul" by Ron Fortier from the anthology, “Monster Aces,” published by Pro Se Productions.

For Best Pulp Cover –
Joe Devito for THE INFERNAL BUDDHA published Altus Press.

For Best Interior Illustrations –
Rob Moran for THE RUBY FILES published by Airship 27 Productions.

This year’s preliminary nominations and final ballot represented a total of twelve New Pulp Fiction publishers.

The Pulp Factory membership congratulates all the winners for their exceptional work.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

The Ruby Files Team

BACKTALK-- PULPSTERS REACT TO RICK RUBY’S PULP ARK WIN!

Cover Art: Mark Wheatley

Bobby Nash & Sean Taylor

Rick Ruby, the titular character from The Ruby Files was named Best New Pulp Character at the 2013 Pulp Ark Awards. We thought we’d ask some of the creators and readers what makes Rick Ruby special to them.

“I love to say 'I told you so,' and in this case, I'm prouder to say that than I usually am. I knew Bobby and I had a winner in Rick Ruby, and I'm just thrilled to find that all the hard work and great talent who pooled together for the book paid off on the award circuit. I think Rick would be proud too, either that or just drunk. Your choice.”
--Sean Taylor, Rick Ruby co-creator

“When Sean Taylor and I started putting the pieces together on The Ruby Files, we knew we were on to something good. This project has been one helluva fun ride and I’m gratified to know that New Pulp and fans of detective fiction have embraced Rick Ruby. I also feel very fortunate that so many talented writers and artists are also signing on to join the fun. Bring on volume 2!”
--Bobby Nash, Rick Ruby co-creator

Art: Rob Moran

“Kudos to Sean and Bobby for brewing up one helluva noir shot, straight up.”
-- Rob Davis

“Well, Rick Ruby is just NOT the kind of guy who wins awards. But his creators are!”
--Mark Wheatley

“It's an honor to have been associated with one of the best-received New Pulp characters. Cheers to Rick Ruby, a new face in a classic tradition. Long may he shine.”
-- William Patrick Maynard

Back cover: Rob Davis

“Rick's a hardboiled detective of yesteryear for today's reader. To paraphrase the Beatles: He's got a chip on his shoulder that's bigger than his feet. This adds a great edge as he seems reluctant to take on cases rather than eager or desperate as classic P.I's looking to pay the bills. His demons move him forward as much as they hold him back and the result is captivating reading, and writing. Throw in a world that is as real and rich, at the outset, as any in the fictional landscape and you've got the whole package. My time in Ruby's world resulted in a tale that I'm immensely proud of and I'm thankful to have had the chance to stalk down Rick's dark alleys. And I hope to do so again.”
--Andrew Salmon

"From Sam Space to Mike Hammer, private eyes have always been super cool characters in American pulp fiction.  The fun of Rick Ruby is he plays to all the familiar scenarios from fast cars, booze, thugs and hot babes adding a new level of action all his own.  A truly original hero cast in the mold of the classic gumshoes that came before him."
--Ron Fortier

Art: Rob Moran

And a couple of friends of Ruby offered their thoughts as well:

"A gumshoe from the days when your best friends were usually yourself and the weapon in your holster. Someone you knew would have your back, even when you couldn't afford to pay him. That is Rick Ruby."
--Lee Houston, Junior

"Rubies are hard, red, and worth pocketing."
--I.A. Watson

About the Pulp Factory Awards:

Once a year the 109 members of the Yahoo Pulp Factory group, writers, artists, editors, publishers and fans, vote for the best Best Pulp Novel, Short Story, Cover Art and Interior Illustrations from the previous year.  These awards are revealed and trophies presented to the winners at the Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention.  This will be the fourth year they are handed out.

About the Pulp Ark Awards:

The Pulp Ark Awards began in 2011 with the first Annual Pulp Ark Convention and Conference.  The purpose of the Awards is to recognize the broad variety and creativity that makes up New Pulp today.

Art: Mark Wheatley

Here’s how The Ruby Files Vol. 1 fared in the nominations:

2013 PULP ARK WINNER - BEST NEW CHARACTER

2013 PULP ARK NOMINEE - BEST COLLECTION/ANTHOLOGY

2013 PULP ARK NOMINEE - BEST SHORT STORY - Die Giftig Lillie, Sean Taylor from The Ruby Files, Airship 27 Productions

2013 PULP ARK NOMINEE - BEST SHORT STORY - Tulsa Blackie’s Last Dive by William Patrick Maynard from The Ruby Files, Airship 27 Productions

2013 PULP ARK NOMINEE - BEST COVER ART

2013 PULP ARK NOMINEE - BEST INTERIOR ART

Art: Rob Moran

2013 PULP FACTORY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PULP SHORT STORY,
“CASE OF THE WAYWARD BROTHER” BY BOBBY NASH.

2013 PULP FACTORY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PULP SHORT STORY, “DIE GIFTIG LILIE” BY SEAN TAYLOR.

2013 PULP FACTORY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PULP SHORT STORY, “WOUNDS” BY ANDREW SALMON.

2013 PULP FACTORY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PULP COVER BY MARK WHEATLEY.

2013 PULP FACTORY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROB MORAN.

Keep watching this space for more on the exciting world of Rick Ruby and The Ruby Files.

THE RUBY FILES BURSTS ONTO KINDLE

Airship 27 Productions announced that The Ruby Files Vol. 1 is now available on Kindle. The recently announced 2013 Pulp Ark Award Winner for Best New Character is now available in paperback and ebook formats to meet your pulpy two-fisted crime thriller needs.

You can find The Ruby Files on Kindle here.

About The Ruby Files:

GANGSTERS & GUNMOLLS

It was the 1930s and America was locked in the grip of the Great Depression. Gangsters controlled the major cities while outlaws roamed the rural back country. It was a time of Speak Easy gin-joints, Tommy-guns, fast cars and even faster dames. This is the world of New York based Private Investigator Rick Ruby, a world he is all too familiar with. From the back alleys of Gotham to the gold laden boulevards of Hollywood, Ruby is the shamus with a nose for trouble and an insatiable appetite for justice. So if you’ve got a taste for hot lead and knuckle sandwiches, tug your cuffs, adjust your fedora and light up a Lucky, a brand new pulp detective is coming your way.

Created by pulp masters, Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor, Rick Ruby echoes the tales of Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe while offering up his own brand of two-fisted action. Joined by fellow pulp smiths Andrew Salmon and William Patrick Maynard, these modern scribes of purple prose present a quartet of tales to delight any true lover of private eye fiction.

AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS – PULP FICTION FOR A NEW GENERATION!

THE RUBY FILES VOL. 1 can be purchased at the following:
Amazon (paperback)
Indy Planet (paperback)
Createspace (paperback)
Airship 27 Hangar (PDF ebook)
Kindle (ebook)