Thursday, February 27, 2014

2014 NEW PULP AWARDS VOTING NOW OPEN!

The nominations for the new 2014 NEW PULP AWARDS has been released and BEN Books author Bobby Nash has been nominated in various categories.

Thanks again to all those who took time to make nominations. It is appreciated.

Voting ends March 12, 2014.
Email your final ballot to newpulp2014@yahoo.com

Congratulations to all the nominees.

The BEN Books Team


PRESS RELEASE:

2014 NEW PULP AWARDS VOTING NOW OPEN!

Tommy Hancock, Coordinator of the New Pulp Awards (formerly the Pulp Ark Awards) which recognize the best in New Pulp each year, announced today that the final ballot of the 2014 New Pulp Awards has been compiled and released and voting has opened.  Voting will continue through 3 PM CST March 12, 2014.  The Awards will be physically presented at MidSouthCon in Memphis, Tennessee on March 23, 2014 at 2:30 PM.

“This,” Hancock states, “has been a stellar year for nominations.  That being said, some may not see the nominations they made on the final ballot. This could be for more than one reason, the most likely being that two or more nominations were made in a category when only one, per the rules, should have been made OR because a work or creator nominated did not qualify for the award.  This happened most frequently with the New Writer category where several writers were nominated who had been published previously prior to 2013 in a book/publication that was considered to be New Pulp.  This happens frequently because readers find someone they like and think the book they’ve read is the first one the author did.  It explains why even Sax Rohmer received a nomination for New Writer of the Year, one he unfortunately does not qualify for.”

This is the first year of not only the new name for the Awards, but also that voting is open fully to the public.  In the past, only those who nominated a work or person for an award were allowed to vote.  “This is a big deal,” says Hancock. “This means the New Pulp Awards may actually be the only Pulp Awards truly representative of the fanbase. Having said that, though, we are highly aware that anyone nominated or anyone supporting a nominee could rally up a whole slew of friends, family, and strangers and cast votes for them or their favorite. What we are encouraging is for no one to do that, but to encourage those who have read and/or reviewed the work to vote based on their interest in the work, not because the writer is their third cousin removed.  We are having to work on a sort of honor system here and hope our voters will appreciate and respect that.”

The Ballot is available at www.newpulpawards2014.blogspot.com and at www.facebook.com/NewPulpAwards2014.  Voting and results and other news related to the Awards will be posted and can be followed at these pages.

For further information on the New Pulp Awards email newpulp2014@yahoo.com.


OFFICIAL BALLOT
NEW PULP AWARDS 2014

IN CASTING YOUR VOTE WITH THE BELOW BALLOT-

CUT AND PASTE THE BALLOT INTO AN EMAIL OR SEPARATE DOCUMENT.

ONLY SELECT ONE (1) NOMINEE IN EACH CATEGORY. SELECTING MORE THAN ONE (1) WILL DISQUALIFY YOUR VOTE IN THAT CATEGORY.

EMAIL YOUR FINAL BALLOT TO newpulp2014@yahoo.com

ONLY SEND IN YOUR VOTES. DO NOT SEND IN THE ENTIRE BALLOT WITH YOUR VOTES HIGHLIGHTED IN RED OR CHECKED, OR MARKED SOME OTHER WAY.  SIMPLY CHOOSE THE NOMINEE YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR IN EACH CATEGORY AND SEND IN YOUR SELECTED NOMINEES IN A LIST

IF YOU SEND IN MORE THAN ONE BALLOT, ONLY THE FIRST ONE WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED. ANY SUBSEQUENT BALLOTS FROM YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

AN INDICATOR OF YOUR IDENTITY MUST BE INCLUDED.  THIS CAN INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO A LINK TO AN ACTIVE FACEBOOK PAGE, A VERIFIED PROFILE ON A MAIL OR SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE, OR A PHOTO IDENTIFICATION SCANNED AND SENT WITH THE BALLOT.

VOTING IS OPEN FROM FEBRUARY 27TH to MARCH 12TH, 2014. ANY VOTES RECEIVED AFTER 3 PM CST ON MARCH 12TH, 2014 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

PLEASE NOTE- THE VOTING FOR THE NEW PULP AWARDS IS OPEN TO ANY AND ALL VOTERS.   IT IS EXPECTED THAT NO ONE WILL VOTE WITHOUT HAVING READ AND/OR REVIEWED THE WORK AND CREATORS BEING NOMINATED.  THIS  PROCESS IS, AS IT IS IN MANY AWARDS OF THIS KIND, IN PART BASED ON AN HONOR SYSTEM.  PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THAT.


Select One Nominee in Each Category as Follows-

Best Novel

The City of Smoke and Mirrors: An Armadillo Mystery by Nick Piers (Pro Se Productions)
Vampire Siege at Rio Muerto by John M. Whalen (Flying W Press)
Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard (Anno Dracula, 1976-1991) by Kim Newman, (Titan Books)
The Elephants of Shanghai by Stephen Jared (Solstice Publishing)
Robin Hood, Freedom's Outlaw by I. A. Watson (Airship 27 Productions)
The Pretender: Rebirth by Stephen Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle (The Centre Universe)
Bad Sunset by Alex S. Johnson (Chupa Cabra House)
Manchurian Shadows by Teel James Glenn (Metahuman Press)
The Shattering: Legion I: Lords of Fire by Van Allen Plexico (White Rocket Books)
Inner World Adventure by Wayne Reinagel – (Knightraven Studios)
The Adventures of Gravedigger, Volume One by Barry Reese (Pro Se Productions)
Doc Savage: The Miracle Menace by Will Murray (Altus Press)
Hell's Reward by James Hudnall (Fortan Media)
Dinosaur Dust by Michael Panush (Curiosity Quills Press)
Slow Burn by Terrence McCauley (Noir Nation Books)
The Cestus Contract by Mat Nastos (Mat Nastos)

Best Collection/Anthology

Savage Noir: the Complete Adventures of Frank Savage by Greg Norgaard, edited by Dave White (Pro Se Press)
Use Enough Gun edited by Miles Boothe (Emby Press)
Multiplex by Van Allen Plexico. Edited by Van Allen Plexico (White Rocket Books)
Tales of the Shadowmen 10: Esprit de Corps edited by J-M. & R. Lofficier  (Black Coat Press)
Black Pulp Edited by Gary Phillips, Morgan Minor, and Tommy Hancock (Pro Se Press)
Warbirds of Mars: Stories of the Fight! Edited by Scott P. Vaughn and Kane Gilmour (Quickdraw Books)
Carnacki: The New Adventures edited by Sam Gafford (Ulthar Press)
The New Adventures of Senorita Scorpion edited by Russ Anderson (Pro Se Productions)
Tales of The Wold Newton Universe edited by Win Scott Eckert and Christopher Paul Carey (Titan Books)
Bumping Noses and Cherry Pie by Charie D. La Marr (Chupa Cabra House)
Black Fedora edited by Brad Mengel (Pro Se Productions)
Monster Earth edited by James Palmer and Jim Beard  (Mechanoid Press)
Bishop of Port Victoria edited by Jessica Fleming and Thomas Fortenberry (Pro Se Productions)
The Spider: Extreme Prejudice edited by Joe Gentile and Tommy Hancock (Moonstone Books)
Zeppelin Tales edited by Ron Fortier and Gordon Dymowski (Airship 27 Productions)
Weird Worlds of Joel Jenkins by Joel Jenkins (Pulpwork Press)
The Adventures of Lazarus Gray, Volume Three by Barry Reese edited by David White and Dave Brzeski (Pro Se Productions)
The Avenger: Roaring Heart Of The Crucible edited by Nancy Holder and Joe Gentile (Moonstone Books)
Supernatural West edited by Nicholas Ahlhelm (Metahuman Press)
The Auslander Files by Michael Patrick Sullivan (Pulp 2.0 Press)

Best Short Story

My Hostage, My Hero by Michael Patrick Sullivan, The Auslander Files (Pulp 2.0 Press)
The Road Out of Antioch by J. H. Ivanov, Warbirds of Mars, Story of the Fight! (Quickdraw Books)
Torahg and the Slug-God by Ralph Angelo, Jr. Pro Se Presents #19 (Pro Se Productions)
The Adventure of the Limehouse Werewolf  by Andrew Salmon in Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective Vol. 4 (Airship 27 Productions)
Revenge of the Reanimator by Peter Rawlick, Tales of the Shadowmen 10: Esprit de Corps (Black Coat Press)
Rocket Crockett and the Jade Dragon by Christopher Chambers, Black Pulp (Pro Se Productions)
The Third Worst Thing That Can Happen On Mars by Jilly Paddock Pro Se Presents # 19 (Pro Se Productions)
Stranger Crossings by Adrian Chamberlain, Cthulhu Cymraeg (Screaming Dreams)
The Devil You Know by Brad Mengel, Charles Boeckman Presents Johnny Nickle (Pro Se Productions)
The Lawman by Ron Fortier, Black Pulp (Pro Se Productions)
Fae for the Day by Teel James Glenn,Weird Tales # 260 (Weird Tales)
Santo Diablo vs Albino Aligator by Andrew Crevier, Grind Pulp Press
Warrior and Weapon by Alyssa Swift (Morgan Minor) and Tommy Hancock Pro Se Presents #18 (Pro Se Productions)
The Bells of St. Ferdinand by Nancy Hanson, The New Adventures of Senorita Scorpion  (Pro Se Productions)
To Catch a Copperhead by D Alan Lewis, Pro Se Single Shot, (Pro Se Productions)
The Box of Flesh by Barry Reese, The Avenger: Roaring Heart of The Crucible (Moonstone Books)
Mars McCoy and the Curse of the Star Lance by James Palmer, Mars McCoy vol 2 (Airship 27 Productions)
Dillon and the Alchemist's Morning Coffee by Derrick Ferguson, Black Pulp (Pro Se Productions)
The Yellow Star by Michael Patrick Sullivan, The Auslander Files (Pulp 2.0 Press)
The Farmboy’s Adventure by Sean Ellis, Warbirds of Mars! Stories of the Fight (Quickdraw Books)
The Bitter Edge by Kane Gilmour, Warbirds of Mars! Stories of the Fight (Quickdraw Books)
The Monsters of World War II, or, Happy Birthday Bobby Fetch by I.A. Watson, Monster Earth (Mechanoid Press)
The Ghost of Thunder Isle by John Allen Small, The Avenger; The Roaring Heart of the Crucible (Moonstone Books)
The Spider: Fear the Dark By Bobby Nash, The Spider: Extreme Prejudice (Moonstone Books)
The Wild Huntsman by Win Scott Eckert, Tales of the Wold Newton Universe (Titan Books)
Black Wolfe’s Debt by D. Alan Lewis, Black Pulp (Pro Se Productions)
A Bullet’s All It Takes by Terrence McCauley, The Kennedy Curse (Exeter Press)
Murder Unlimited by Barry Reese, The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume Three: Eidolon (Pro Se Productions)

Best Novella

The Plastic Army: A Brother Bones Adventure by Ron Fortier, Pro Se Presents #19 (Pro Se Productions)
Kwasin and the Bear God by Philip José Farmer and Christopher Paul Carey, Tales of the Wold Newton Universe (Titan Books
Fight Card: Sherlock Holmes – Work Capital by Andrew Salmon (Fight Card Press)
Companion Dragons Tales Volume One- A Familiar Name by Nancy A. Hansen (Pro Se Press)
The Scarlet Jaguar by Win Scott Eckert (Meteor House)
The Squid Whores of the Fulton Fish Market by Charie D. La Marr (JWK Fiction)
The First Synn: The Bloodstone Confidential by Teel James Glenn (Pro Se Productions)
Fight Card: Front Page Palooka by Anthony Venutolo (Fight Card Books)
Fight Card: Brooklyn Beatdown by Derrick Ferguson (Fight Card Books)
Fight Card Romance: Ladies Night by Carol Malone (Fight Card Books)
Murder Unlimited by Barry Reese, The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume Three: Eidolon (Pro Se Productions)
Southern Cross by Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Warbirds of Mars: Stories of the Fight, (Quickdraw Books)
With Her in the Night by Wesley Julian (Wesley Julian)
Eidolon by Barry Reese, The New Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume Three (Pro Se Productions)
Monuments of Doom by Jerry Kokich (Pro Se Productions)
Fight Card: Against the Ropes by Terrence McCauley (Fight Card Books)

Best Cover Art

Warbirds of Mars: Stories of the Fight! by Scott P. Vaughn and Bill Farmer (Quickdraw Books)
Nobody Dies for Free by Ariane Soares (Pro Se Productions)
The Shattering: Legion 1: Lords of Fire by Van Allen Plexico. (White Rocket Books)
The Scarlet Jaguar by Mark Sparacio (Meteor House)
The Queen of Escapes by Andy Fish (Airship 27 Productions)
Hugh Monn, Private Detective: Catch a Rising Star by David L. Russell (Pro Se Productions)
Zeppelin Tales by Mike Fyles (Airship 27 Productions)
Charles Boeckman Presents Johnny Nickle Vol 1 by Adam Shaw (Pro Se Productions)
The Squid Whores of the Fulton Fish Market  by Stephen Cooney (JWK Fiction
Bad Sunset by David Anderson (Chupa Cabra House)
Manchurian Shadows by Teel James Glenn (Books-for-a-Buck)
Black Pulp by Adam Shaw (Pro Se Productions)
The New Adventures of The Green Ghost by Mike Fyles (Pro Se Productions)
Inner World Adventure  by Wayne Reinagel  (Knightraven Studios)
The Adventures of Grave Digger Volume One by George Sellas (Pro Se Productions)
Fight Card Sherlock Holmes: Work Capital by Carl Yonder (Fight Card Books)
Monuments of Doom (Pro Se Productions)
Robots Unleashed! by Karl Comendador (Mechanoid Press)
Sargasso by Robert H. Knox (Ulthar Press)
The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume Three: Eidolon by George Sellas  (Pro Se Productions)
Supernatural West by Teel James Glenn.  (Metahuman Press)
Brother Bones: Six Days of the Dragon by Rob Moran (Airship 27 Productions)
The City of Smoke and Mirrors: An Armadillo Mystery by Chris Shehan (Pro Se Productions)

Best Interior Art

The Adventures of Gravedigger Volume One by Will (Pro Se Productions)
The Adventures of Lazarus Gray  Volume 3: Eidolon by George Sellas (Pro Se Productions)
The Scarlet Jaguar by Mark Sparacio (Meteor House)
Warbirds of Mars: Stores from the Fight by Multiple Artists (Quickdraw Books)
Robin Hood: Freedom’s Outlaw by Rob Davis (Airship 27 Productions)
Ghost Boy by Gary Kato  (Airship 27 Productions)
The Inner World Adventure by Wayne Reinagel (Knightraven Books)
Shadow Legion: New Roads to Hell by Chris Kemple (Airship 27 Productions)
Sargasso by Multiple Artists (Ulthar Press)
The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume Three: Eidolon by George Sellas (Pro Se Productions)
Brother Bones: Six Days of the Dragon by Rob Moran (Airship 27 Productions)

Best Pulp Related Comic

WarbirdsofMars (http://www.bombshelterzine.com/warbirds.html)
The Shadow/Green Hornet: Dark Knights (Dynamite Entertainment)
Doc Savage (Dynamite Entertainment)
Bela Lugosi’s Tales from the Grave (Monsterverse)
The Shadow Year One (Dynamite Entertainment)
All-Star Pulp Comics (Airship 27 Productions)
Baltimore (Dark Horse)
Watson & Holmes ( New Paradigm Studios)
Law of the Desert Born (Bantam Books)
The Spider (Dynamite Entertainment)

Best Pulp Magazine

Pro Se Presents (Pro Se Productions)
Lovecraft eZine (Mike Davis)
Sargasso (Ulthar Press)
BentoBox (Artifice Comics)

Best Pulp Revival

Doc Savage (Altus Press)
The Crimson Mask (Airship 27 Productions)
Johnny Nickle (Pro Se Productions)
Senorita Scorpion (Pro Se Productions)
The Green Ghost (Pro Se Productions)
The Avenger (Moonstone Books)

Best New Pulp Character

The Auslander created by Michael Patrick Sullivan from The Auslander Files
Gravedigger from the New Adventures of Gravedigger by Barry Reese
Dilbert Pinkerton From The City of Smoke and Mirrors: An Armadillo Mystery by Nick Piers
Rocket Crockett created by Christopher Chambers from Black Pulp
Mtimbu created by Charles Saunders from Black Pulp
Gideon Synn created by Teel James Glenn from First Synn: the Bloodstone Confidential
Nick Moretti  created by Anthony Venutolo from Front Page Palooka
Santo Diablo created by Andrew Crevier from Santa Diablo Versus the Albino Alligator
Marion Stone created by Morgan Minor from Pro Se Presents #18, "Warrior and Weapon"
Ghost Boy created by Ron Fortier from Ghost Boy
Black Wolfe created by D. Alan Lewis from Black Pulp
Isadora Fleming created by Wesley Julian from With Her in the Night
The Darkling created by Barry Reese from Lazarus Gray Volume 3
Michael Gordon, the Occultist created by Jerry Kokich from The Monuments of Doom

Best Author

Michael Patrick Sullivan
J. H. Ivanov
Aaron Smith
Van Allen Plexico
Christopher Paul Carey
Will Murray
Brad Mengel
Derrick  Ferguson
Charie D. La Marr
Alex S. Johnson
Teel James Glenn
Jaime Ramos
D. Alan Lewis
Martin Powell
Wayne Reinagel
Jim Beard
Scott P. Vaughn
Kane Gilmour
Win Scott Eckert
Bobby Nash
Barry Reese
Terrence McCauley

Best New Writer

J. H. Ivanov
Nick Piers
Mike Sullivan
Anthony Venutolo
Jaime Ramos
Ralph L. Angelo Jr.
Andrew Crevier
J.H. Ivanov
Lance Stahlberg
Eugene Moyers

EMAIL YOUR FINAL BALLOT TO newpulp2014@yahoo.com
VOTING CLOSES AT 3 PM CST MARCH 12, 2014

Thursday, February 20, 2014

IF YOU ARE A FAN OF "WHAT???" YOU WILL ENJOY THIS BOOK.


A cool review of BEN Books' novel, Deadly Games! by Bobby Nash was posted today on Amazon. Thanks to Tom Stedham for the review. You can read it here.

We love reviews.

They are always welcome and appreciated. Please, keep ‘em coming.

The BEN Books Crew

About Deadly Games!--
THEY PLAYED THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME OF ALL!
AND DEATH WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING...

Six years ago, Police Detective John Bartlett and journalist Benjamin West were instrumental in the capture of notorious master criminal Darrin Morehouse. Their story played out in the media, rocketing both Bartlett and West into local celebrity status.

Today, Morehouse, still a master game player and manipulator, commits suicide while in prison. His death initiates one final game of survival for the people Morehouse felt wronged him the most. At that top of the list are Bartlett and West, who must set aside their differences to save the lives of Morehouse's other victims and solve one last game before a dead man’s hired killers catch them and his other enemies.

Deadly Games! is a fast-paced action/thriller featuring action, suspense, murder, and the occasional gunfire from Author Bobby Nash, the writer of Evil Ways, Domino Lady, Lance Star: Sky Ranger, and more.

Learn more about Deadly Games! here and here.


You can purchase Deadly Games! at the following:
BUY AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY DIRECT FROM BEN BOOKS
 
 

DEADLY GAMES! can also be purchased in print and digital editions at the following:
BEN Books Direct E-store (paperback)
Amazon (paperback)
Barnes and Noble (paperback)
Powell's Books (paperback)
Amazon (Kindle) ebook
Smashwords (multiple ebook formats)
Barnes and Noble (Nook) ebook
Barnes and Noble UK (Nook) ebook
KOBO ebook
Drive Thru Fiction ebook
SONY Reader ebook

Published by BEN Books.

COMING NEXT: DEADLY DEALS!

In Deadly Deals, John Bartlett and Benjamin West find themselves caught between competing serial killers who are playing a very deadly game all their own.

Look for Deadly Deals!

Coming soon-ish.

MEET BEN BOOKS AUTHOR BOBBY NASH AT CONNOOGA 2014

My bio in the 2014 downloadable Program Guide

From Con Nooga 2013 with
Andrea Judy and Sean Taylor.
BEN Books Author Bobby Nash will be a guest at ConNooga this weekend (February 21 - 23) in Chattanooga, TN.

"Always a fun show, the ConNooga Literary Track is incredible and I’m honored to once again be part of it," said Nash when asked about the convention. "If you’re at the con, please stop by and say hello. I will also have a table somewhere in the dealer’s room with books to show off and hopefully sell so I can cover my hotel bill for the weekend."

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BOBBY NASH'S CON NOOGA 2014 PANEL SCHEDULE:
4:00 PM Fri   Con Center #15        Panel: Writing Believable Dialogue
10:00 AM Sat   Con Center #15        Panel: Writing for Graphic Novels
1:00 PM Sat   Con Center #15        Panel: Pulp Fiction - What is it?
5:00 PM Sat   Con Center #15        Panel: The Writing Life and What it Takes
8:00 PM Sat   Choo Choo  Gallery B   Plot or Die! It's a no-holds-barred Plot Off!
11:00 AM Sun   Con Center #17        Panel: Writing Opening Lines and Hooks

My 2013 table
All of these sound like fun panels and I’m looking forward to being on them. The highlight of last year’s con was the Saturday night “Plot or Die!” panel. Doing a plot off with the other writers in attendance was the most fun and most laughs I had the entire weekend, especially once everyone started trying to one up the others. If you can join us for that, I promise you will not be disappointed.

My Earth Station One/Earth Station Who cohorts will also be on hand for a live recording on Saturday at 3 pm at the Convention Center in room #13. The panel/recording is called “Introducing Peter Capaldi/Reviewing Matt Smith” and I will probably be sitting in on that one as well, time and space permitting, of course.
The ESO Crew at Con Nooga 2013

You can learn more about Con Nooga here. Plus, keep up with them on Facebook and Twitter. The Con Nooga Lit Track can also be found on Twitter as well.

Looking forward to seeing you at the con.

Bobby

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE 2014 NEW PULP AWARDS (FORMERLY THE PULP ARK AWARDS)

It's award season time again. The nomination period is now open for the 2014 New Pulp Awards (formerly known as the Pulp Ark Awards). I have a few items that were released in 2013 that are eligible for nominations. I will be making my nominations this week, but if anyone is interested in nominating work or creators, now's your chance as it is open to all to nominate.

The Categories open for Nomination until 5 PM CST February 24, 2014.
Only One Nomination allowed per person per category.

For those who read and enjoyed my work, here's what I have that is eligible for nomination. The full list of categories are below.

Bobby

Best Collection/AnthologyFrontier (BEN Books), The Avenger: Roaring Heart Of The Crucible (Moonstone), The Big Bad: An Anthology Of Evil (Dark Oak Press), The Spider: Extreme Prejudice (Moonstone Books), The New Adventures Of The Green Ghost (Pro Se Productions), and Writers For Relief Vol. 3
Best short story: I had stories appearing in Frontier (BEN Books), The Avenger: Roaring Heart Of The Crucible (Moonstone), The Spider: Extreme Prejudice (Moonstone Books), The New Adventures Of The Green Ghost (Pro Se Productions), and Writers For Relief Vol. 3 that are all eligible.
Best Novella: Fight Card: Barefoot Bones (Fight Card Books)
Best Pulp Related Comic: Domino Lady/Sherlock Holmes (Moonstone)
Best Pulp Revival: The New Adventures Of The Green Ghost (Pro Se Productions)
Best Author: Bobby Nash is eligible

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-

For the last three years The Pulp Ark Awards, awarded in conjunction with the Pulp Ark New Pulp Convention and Writer’s Conference have been the most comprehensive and only fan voted awards for the genre fiction identified as New Pulp.  According to Tommy Hancock, founder and coordinator of Pulp Ark and the Awards, although the Convention and Conference will not occur in 2014, the legacy of the Pulp Ark Awards
will continue, though with changes, including a new name.

“The Pulp Ark Awards,” says Hancock, “were called such because of the associated convention.   With there being no convention it seems odd to call them the Pulp Ark Awards.  Also, because of a couple of other circumstances, the decision has been made to change the name of the awards. As these awards strive to represent the broad field that is New Pulp, it is only fitting that they should be the New Pulp Awards, especially since I, and several recipients and those involved with the awards were part of the group that in 2011 put together what has been referred to as The New Pulp Movement, a group of creators and publishers intending to promote New Pulp as a whole. So, from this point forward, the yearly awards will be known as The New Pulp Awards.”

Hancock also notes other changes. “In the past, nominations have been open to the public, but voting was closed to only those who nominated during the allowed time.  This year, nominations will be open for a period of two weeks.  Then, voting will be open for a two week period.  Anyone can nominate and anyone can vote.  It is not required that a person nominate someone to be able to vote.  However,” Hancock clarifies, “an individual can only nominate once for each category and can only vote once in each category.”

Nominations for the 2014 New Pulp Awards are now open and will close at 5 PM CST on February 24th, 2014. Anyone can nominate in any of the available categories for work that was published in 2014, either in print, ebook form, or in an established internet venue, such as an e-magazine.  Postings on personal blogs do not qualify.

All nominations that are made that fit the qualifications of New Pulp will be placed on the final ballot, regardless of the number of nominations any one work or individual receives. NO CREATOR MAY NOMINATE HIM/HERSELF OR HIS/HER WORK FOR A NEW PULP AWARD. Publishers may, however, nominate works from their own publishing houses as long as the Publisher is not a writer or artist involved in the nominated work. This is also a change from previous years.

To determine if a work or creator qualifies for these awards the definition for works that qualify is as follows-New Pulp is fast-paced, plot-oriented storytelling of a linear nature with clearly defined, larger than life protagonists and antagonists, creative descriptions, clever use of turns of phrase and other aspects of writing that add to the intensity and pacing of
the story.

Hancock also states, “We will also give a Lifetime Achievement Award again this year as well.  A Ten Person committee selected from well-known Creators in New Pulp currently will decide the recipient of this award.  This award is given to someone who has contributed to Pulp, not necessarily just New Pulp, but to the continuation of the interest and promotion of Pulp in all its forms.” Last year’s winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award was Charles Boeckman.

The New Pulp Awards will be awarded as a part of MidSouthCon, in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 23rd, 2014. For more information on MidSouthCon, one of the premiere Pop Culture conventions in the South, go to www.midsouthcon.org.

The only works eligible for the 2014 New Pulp Awards are those produced between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013. Anyone can make a nomination and anyone that makes a nomination will receive a ballot on February 25th and voting will be open until 5 PM CST on March 11, 2014. Also, ballots will be posted on www.NewPulpAwards2014.blogspot.com and available for anyone who wishes to cut and paste and email the ballot to NewPulp2014@yahoo.com. Each ballot must contain a link to a Facebook page, a Twitter account, an email profile, or some other verifiable source by which the identity of the voter can be affirmed.

Although Hancock will still be the Coordinator of the New Pulp Awards, there will be a body of a total of five individuals who will have full access to all information, including the received nominations and votes throughout the process.

The Categories open for Nomination until 5 PM CST February 24, 2014, are as follows.
Only One Nomination allowed per person per category in-

1. Best Novel (This includes E-books as well as print books and length must be 40,000 + words)

2. Best Collection/Anthology (This includes single author story collections and multi- author anthologies.  This includes E-publications as well as print books)

3. Best short story (this includes stories that appear in short story collections, anthologies, magazines, and e magazines. If from an e-mag, the story must appear on a site identified as an e-magazine, not simply be posted on a site or blog. It includes e-publications as well as traditionally printed works. Length must be 17,500 words or less.)

4.  Best Novella (this includes stories that appear in short story collections, anthologies, magazines, and e magazines. If from an e-mag, the story must appear on a site identified as an e-magazine, not simply be posted on a site or blog. It includes e-publications as well as traditionally printed works.  Length must be 17,500- 40,000 words)

5. Best Cover Art (This is restricted to prose book publications, including e-books)

6. Best Interior Art (This is restricted to prose book publications, including e-books)

7. Best Pulp Related Comic (This refers to a series, complete run, one shot, etc. This award is for art, writing, and all other work associated with the nominated comics and the winner. This includes e-publications as well. )

8. Best Pulp Magazine (This award is for art, writing, and all other work associated with the nominated comics and the winner. This includes e-publications as well, but the e-publication must be identified as an e-magazine on the site supporting it. )

9. Best Pulp Revival (The Revival nominated must be published within the calendar year of 2013 and relates specifically to characters featured in Pulps when they were originally created. This includes epublications as well.)

10.  Best New Character (This must be a character that debuts in a New Pulp work published in 2013.  This included e-publications as well)

11. Best Author (This reward refers to the author and any author with work published in 2013 is eligible, including novels, short stories, etc. This includes e-publications as well).

12. Best New Writer (To be nominated, a writer must have been published for the first time in the pulp field in the calendar year of 2013. This includes e-publications as well).

Send all nominations or any questions to newpulp2014@yahoo.com.

Friday, February 7, 2014

NO PLANE... NO HOPE... ONE SHOT!

Created a new banner ad for the Lance Star: Sky Ranger comic book "One Shot!" by Bobby Nash and James Burns.

LANCE STAR: SKY RANGER "ONE SHOT!"
A Pulp Adventure Comic Book
2011 PULP ARK AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PULP RELATED COMIC 

LANCE STAR: SKY RANGER "ONE SHOT!" can be purchased in paperback and ebook formats at the following:
Indy Planet (paperback)
Amazon (Kindle) ebook
Barnes and Noble UK (Nook) ebook
My Digital Comics ebook
Drive Thru Comics ebook
Graphic.ly ebook
Apple iTunes ebook

LANCE STAR: SKY RANGER "ONE SHOT!"
A Pulp Adventure Comic Book

November, 1941. Ace Air Adventurer Lance Star accepts a dangerous mission into an enemy stronghold to stop the Nazi’s from uncovering plans for a weapon long believed destroyed. Lance flies a solo mission to Kiev where he is to plant explosives and destroy a weapons facility when he runs into an old enemy. Now, Lance is faced with a choice. Complete the mission? Or take down the Sky Ranger’s greatest adversary?
He’s only going to get one shot at this. Will he choose the mission or revenge?

Featuring high-flying adventure, aerial dog fights, explosive action, and stunning artwork, Lance Star: Sky Ranger "One Shot!" is pure pulp fun from start to finish.

"Lance Star: Sky Ranger "One Shot!" is exactly the sort of high-flying, action-packed air war yarn I really enjoy. It's fine pulpish fun from start to finish. Bobby Nash and James Burns are aces!"
-- James Reasoner

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