PULP FACTORY AWARDS UPDATE!

The Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention has been postponed from April until September due to Coronavirus limitations. This is the con where The Pulp Factory Awards are handed out. Instead of delaying announcement of the winners until September, The Pulp Factory's Ron Fortier released the following statement today.

PULP FACTORY AWARDS 2020
In lieu of the Windy City Pulp and Paper postponement until Sept., this year’s Pulp Factory Awards Winner will be announced via a special video and Press Release. Once the actual awards have been made and addresses for the winners obtained, regular hosts Ron Fortier and Rob Davis will do a short video announcing the winners of each of the five categories. At that same time, the actual awards will then be mailed out to each recipient. Again our thanks to Van Plexico and Gordon Dymowski for a great job handling the voting. As soon as the video is up at You Tube, we will circulate the link and Press Release everywhere on line.

I will post more details as soon as I have them.

Bobby

NASH NEWS - THE MARCH EMAIL NEWSLETTER IS NOW LIVE!

The March edition of NASH NEWS, the official email newsletter of author Bobby Nash is live and sent out to subscribers. Not a subscriber? Signing up is easy and FREE! Just head on over to http://www.subscribepage.com/NashNews and sign up.

Speaking of FREE, if you subscribe to Nash News today, you get a FREE ebook copy of SNOW FALLS! Also, there are links to FREE COMICS in the newsletter this month! And did I mention it's all FREE? Whatta deal! Join us today!

Bobby

THE 2020 PULP FACTORY AWARDS BALLOT IS NOW LIVE! VOTING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! BEN BOOOKS NOMINATED!

The Pulp Factory Award nominations have been an announced and I an both honored and humbled to have had my work nominated. Congratulations to all of the nominees! There is an amazing array of talented creators and books on this list. You should check them all out.

The nominee list is below and voting is open to the public HERE! 

If you feel so inclined to cast your vote, please check out the nominees below. Please tell your friends.

BEN Books has work nominated in the following category:

Best Pulp Short story: Snow Flies - Bobby Nash - Paul Bishop Presents... Disorderly Conduct - Wolfpack Publishing

Best Pulp Short story: Lance Star: Sky Ranger and the Mystery of Island X - Bobby Nash - Pulp Adventures #32 - Bold Venture Press

BEN Books' Bobby Nash also has works nominated in the following categories:

Best Pulp Novel: Nightveil: Crisis at the Crossroads of Infinity - Bobby Nash - Pro Se Productions

Best Pulp Short story: The Girl's Best Friend Matter - Bobby Nash - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - Moonstone Books

Best Pulp Short story: Snow Flies - Bobby Nash - Paul Bishop Presents... Disorderly Conduct - Wolfpack Publishing

Best Pulp Short story: Lance Star: Sky Ranger and the Mystery of Island X - Bobby Nash - Pulp Adventures #32 - Bold Venture Press

Best Pulp Anthology: The Wraith, Vol. 1 - Ron Fortier, editor - Airship 27

Best Pulp Anthology: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - Tommy Hancock, editor - Moonstone

Best Pulp Cover: Nightveil: Crisis at the Crossroads of Infinity - Bill Black - Pro Se Productions

Best Pulp Cover: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – Doug Klauba – Moonstone Books

Best Pulp Cover: The Wraith Vol. 1 - Adam Shaw - Airship 27 Productions

Get your ballots in by March 13th!

Once again, a hearty congratulations to all of the nominees!

Bobby

THE 2020 PULP FACTORY AWARDS BALLOT IS NOW LIVE!!!!
For pulp works published in 2019.

ANYONE is eligible to vote on this shortlist/final ballot--not just Pulp Factory members.

DEADLINE TO VOTE IS MIDNIGHT (EST) FRIDAY MARCH 13!

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BEST PULP NOVEL


Bulldog Drummond: On Poisoned Ground - IA Watson - Airship 27


Ike Mars: Bloody Key - Fred Adams, Jr - Airship 27


Jezebel Johnson: Danseuse - Nancy Hansen - Airship 27


Mark Justice's The Dead Sheriff: Holster Full of Death - Fred Adams, Jr - Airship 27


Nightveil: Crisis at the Crossroads of Infinity - Bobby Nash - Pro Se Productions

BEST PULP SHORT STORY

The Death of Robin Hood – Ian Watson – The Legend of Robin Hood – Airship 27

The Dream Key - James Palmer - Falstaff Books

Dillon and the Night Before Christmas - Derrick Ferguson - Dillion Annual Collection 2019 - Pro Se Productions

The Girl's Best Friend Matter - Bobby Nash - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - Moonstone Books

Lance Star: Sky Ranger and the Mystery of Island X - Bobby Nash - Pulp Adventures #32 - Bold Venture Press

The Locked Cell Murder – Ron Fortier – Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Was Not – IFWG Publishing

Publish or Perish - Gordon Dymowski - Marty Quade Private Detective - Airship 27

The Relay Station at Wrigley’s Pass – Derrick Ferguson – Straight Outta Deadwood - Baen Books

Shadows Beneath the Stone – Jonathan Maberry – Weird Tales Magazine # 363

Snow Flies - Bobby Nash - Paul Bishop Presents... Disorderly Conduct - Wolfpack Publishing

BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY


Dillion: Odd Jobs - Derrick Ferguson, editor - Pro Se Productions


Marty Quade: Private Detective, Vol 1 - Ron Fortier, editor - Airship 27


Straight Outta Deadwood – David Boop, editor – Baen Books


The Wraith, Vol. 1 - Ron Fortier, editor - Airship 27


Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - Tommy Hancock, editor - Moonstone

BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Bulldog Drummond: On Poisoned Ground – Howard Simpson - Airship 27

Code Name: Intrepid - James Lyle - Airship 27

Company of Shadows - Ed Cato - Airship 27

Marty Quade: Private Investigator – Brian Loner - Airship 27

Quatermain The New Adventures V.5 - Clayton Hinkle - Airship 27

Tarzan and the Lost Valley - Douglas Klauba - Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

BEST PULP COVER


Allan Quatermain the New Adventures Volume Five – Ted Hammond - Airship 27


Behowls the Moon - Steve Otis - Airship 27


Codename: Intrepid - Ted Hammond – Airship 27


Company of Shadows - Laura Givens – Airship 27


Dillon Annual Collection 2019 - Sean Ali - Pro Se Productions


Mark Justice's Dead Sheriff : Holster Full of Death – Chris Rawding – Airship 27


Marty Quade: Private Detective - Rob Davis - Airship 27


Nightveil: Crisis at the Crossroads of Infinity - Bill Black - Pro Se Productions


Sinbad The New Voyages, Vol 6 – Adam Shaw – Airship 27


The Wraith Vol. 1 - Adam Shaw - Airship 27 Productions


Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – Doug Klauba – Moonstone Books

Congratulations to all of the nominees!

Voting is open to the public.

Get you ballot HERE!

IT'S PULP FACTORY TIME AGAIN...

The Pulp Factory is now open for nominations. To nominate, you have to be a member of The Pulp Factory Facebook Group so join HERE today!

A list of my projects that are available to be nominated are...

BEST PULP NOVEL: 

• Suicide Bomb by Bobby Nash (BEN Books)
• Nightveil: Crisis at the Crossroads of Infinity by Bobby Nash (Pro Se Productions)

BEST PULP COVER:

• Dennis Calero (SNOW Series 1, Vol. 1 - BEN Books)
• Adam Shaw (The Wraith Vol. 1 - Airship 27 Productions)
• Adam Shaw (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - Moonstone Books)
• Douglas Klauba (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - Moonstone Books)
• Bill Black (Nightveil: Crisis at the Crossroads of Infinity - Pro Se Productions)

BEST PULP SHORT STORY: 

• 'Snow Flies' by Bobby Nash (Paul Bishop Presents... Disorderly Conduct - Wolfpack Publishing)
• 'Lance Star: Sky Ranger and the Mystery of Island X' by Bobby Nash (Pulp Adventures #32 - Bold Venture Press)
• 'The Girl's Best Friend Matter' by Bobby Nash (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - Moonstone Books)

BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS: 

• Chris Nye (The Wraith Vol. 1 - Airship 27 Productions),

BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY: 

• SNOW Series 1, Vol. 1 (BEN Books)
• The Wraith Vol. 1 (Airship 27 Productions)
• Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (Moonstone Books)

If you have checked out any of theses titles, please consider a nomination.

Bobby
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Here's the official press release.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NOMINATIONS FOR PULP FACTORY AWARDS NOW OPEN UNTIL 2/24; AWARDS TO BE GIVEN OUT AT WINDY CITY PULP AND PAPER CON IN CHICAGO ON APRIL 17

Lombard, Illinois – January 27, 2019

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 2020 PFAs will cover works published during the calendar year 2019.

The nomination process will be as follows:

• Members of the Pulp Factory Facebook group have through Monday, February 24 to submit their initial nominations for the Pulp Factory Awards. Any work published in print in 2019 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 2019.
• 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 2019 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 February 24, 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 17, 2020

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 WRAP UP-- WINDY CITY PULP AND PAPER CON AND BEYOND!

Reposting from Bobby Nash's website.

Over the weekend, my family took a long overdue road trip together. It's been 7 months since my mother passed away and my dad needed to get out for a bit. I think we all did. The Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention was this weekend, and since I was nominated for a couple of awards, we packed up the vehicle, put Georgia in our rear view, and headed toward Chicago. The plan was to not get in a hurry, which we didn't, make several stops, which we really didn't do either, except for a quick stop at McKay's in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I love that store and can't pass through without visiting. We traveled through Tennessee, Kentucky, and into Illinois on Thursday, arriving very early Friday morning.

It's a good thing we went as it turns out I won the Pulp Factory Award for Best Short Story, which was pretty darn cool. The awards ceremony was held Friday evening to a lively crowd. It was a wonderful moment and I was honored to accept my first Pulp Factory Award in person while surrounded by my friends.

Speaking of, I also got to hang out with some talented friends that I don't get to see near often enough or had never met in person until this weekend like Van Allen Plexico, Wayne Reinegal, Ron Fortier, Rob Davis, Doug Klauba, David White, Ray Reithmeier, Will Murray, Mike Chomko, and more. I apologize if I forgot anyone. It's been a long weekend and I am terrible with names so there are a few folks I met for the first time and I'm blanking on names. Apologies. The old brain has turned to pulp, methinks.

The Pulp Factory Awards were presented at the 2018 Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention in Chicago. I was honored to have SNOW DRIVE nominated for Best Novel and my story, "Takedown" from THE RUBY FILES Vol. 2 nominated for Best Short Story. 

The winners for works published in 2017 are:
Best Novel: Pulp Heroes: Sanctuary Falls by Wayne Reinagel
Best Short Story: Takedown by Author Bobby Nash from Ruby Files, Vol 2
Best Anthology: The Ruby Files, Vol 2 (Airship 27)
Best Cover art: Holmes & Houdini by Chad Hardin Art
Best Interior Art: The Ruby Files, Vol 2 by Nik Poliwko
Special Award: Pulp Grand Master: Ron Fortier

Congratulations to all the winners!

I am truly honored to accept the award for Best Short Story for my story, " Takedown" from Airship 27's The Ruby Files, Vol 2. The Ruby Files was nominated 5 times and won 3. Congratulations to Team Ruby! I am proud of you all and thrilled to be part of this amazing book.

I didn't have a table at the con and only told two people, only one of whom was at the con, that I was coming. I wanted to surprise everyone, which I did. That was nice. I did hear a lot that if people knew I was coming they would have brought books to get signed so I will make sure to announce these things in the future. I still managed to sign several books that were on sale in the dealer's room. 

On Saturday, we hit the road for Cherryville, Missouri, a tiny, tiny little town that was very hard to find on a map, which we had to use since there was no cell service int he area so no

GPS. My Dad has an old Army buddy who lives in Cherryville. They still trade Christmas cards and talk on the phone, but have not seen one another in person in 48 years. Since we were sorta, kinda in the neighborhood, we planned a reunion and had a grand visit for a few hours. Hopefully, they won't wait so long to meet up again. It was my first visit to Missouri, which was neat. I got to see the famous St. Louis Arch. Although we didn't stop to visit, it looked cool from the interstate. I grabbed a souvenir shot glass to commemorate the experience.

Next, we headed to Metropolis, Illinois, also arriving there very early in the morning. I love Metropolis and was looking forward to showing my dad and brother the Superman and Pop Culture museums on Sunday before we headed home, but alas, nether of them had any interest so we left without taking the tour. We did stop so I could take a quick photo with the Superman statue.

From there, it was back through Kentucky, Tennessee (where I snapped a shot of the fabled Batman Building), and finally back home to Georgia where I crashed hard after getting home. It was a long, tiring weekend, but I had an absolutely amazing time. I posted a lot of photos from my travels to my various social media pages. Hopefully, they were not too intrusive.

All in all, it was a great weekend. Thanks to everyone who helped make the weekend possible and enjoyable. Maybe I'll be able to return to Windy City Pulp and Paper Con next year with some books to sell.

Bobby

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A BIG THANK YOU!

A big thank you to everyone who took time to vote in the Pulp Factory Awards. An even bigger THANK YOU to those who voted for me, Snow Drive, and/or The Ruby Files. It was, and is, appreciated. We don't know the winners yet, but as soon as I find out, win or lose, I'll post them here to congratulate the winners and nominees because there are no losers on that ballot.

Thanks again.

Bobby

BALLOT FOR TENTH ANNUAL PULP FACTORY AWARDS OFFICIALLY RELEASED! SNOW DRIVE NOMINATED!

The Pulp Factory Award nominations were announced on March 2, 2018 and the BEN Books Staff is honored to announce that Bobby Nash's SNOW DRIVE has been nominated for Best Pulp Novel. Bobby was also nominated for Best Pulp Short Story for his tale, "Takedown" in The Ruby Files Vol. 2 from Airship 27 Productions.

Here is the press release and official ballot. Voting is open to the public HERE. 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 8 different publishers in the running. Also, a big thank you to those who nominated Snow Drive and to those who will hopefully vote for it. Ha! Ha!

Now get out there and vote for your favorites!

BEN

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 HERE.