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George Allan England article on running his personal fiction factory

[Article originally appeared in The Independent magazine, Mar 27, 1913 issue. By this time, England was a popular author who appeared regularly in slicks and pulps. He is remembered today for his contributions to the beginnings of modern American science-fiction.] The Fiction Factory How a Man Writes and Sells Over Half a Million Words a… Continue reading George Allan England article on running his personal fiction factory

Beautiful covers #2 – Walter Baumhofer – Western Story

Walter Baumhofer, one of the best cover artists for the pulps, got his start with Street and Smith in an interesting manner. In 1930, Baumhofer married another artist Alureda, whose nickname was “Pete”. Their income dropped precipitously due to reductions in advertising budgets during the Great Depression and by 1932, the Baumhofers were running out… Continue reading Beautiful covers #2 – Walter Baumhofer – Western Story

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H. C. Witwer – Autobiographical article from the American Magazine

H(arry) C(harles) Witwer was an author of sports stories in the Popular Magazine. His writing style was simple and direct, similar in his use of slang to Damon Runyon. I’ve enjoyed the stories i read by him, and went looking for some information on him. I found this autobiographical article in The American Magazine, October… Continue reading H. C. Witwer – Autobiographical article from the American Magazine

Archie Joscelyn – Western Author

Archie Joscelyn had a writing career spanning nearly 40 years, wrote about 300 stories for the western pulps, and more than 200 novels under 12 pen names. Enjoy reading this article about him in the Montana Helena Observer, dated April 30, 2005. I haven’t seen it reposted anywhere. http://helenair.com/lifestyles/western-wonder/article_db7b9bfc-313d-56d9-8776-d503d679b9b6.html

Robert J. Horton – Western Author, Journalist

Another prolific author from Western Story, and the mentor of Walt Coburn. This is the first detailed biography of him online. Author Robert J. Horton c. 1924 Robert J. Horton was born in Coudersport, Pennsylvania on 6 October, 1885. He was the son of LaDrue and Elizabeth McCormick Horton. His father was a local masonry contractor,… Continue reading Robert J. Horton – Western Author, Journalist

Gloria Stoll Karn talks on video

Gloria Stoll Karn painted covers for Black Mask, Rangeland Romances, Detective Tales and Dime Mystery. This video was made as part of a recent exhibition of her work; she talks about how she got into pulp illustration. Worth watching.

O’Henry award winning stories – One Head, Well Done by John D. Swain

Another in the series of posts on O’Henry award winning stories from pulp magazines. This is the one that started me thinking about doing the series. John D. Swain’s One Head, Well Done in the , November 1, 1930 issue of Top-Notch Magazine won the O’Henry award in 1931. It was a lucky win, since… Continue reading O’Henry award winning stories – One Head, Well Done by John D. Swain

Bennett Foster – Western Author, Teacher

Bennett Foster Foster, Bennett (1897-1969) (stories) Author of westerns; perhaps a pseudonym. That’s all the FictionMags Index currently has to say about this prolific author of westerns, who wrote more than 200 stories and serials from 1929 to 1956. A cursory search turns up six film and TV credits, three before his death and three… Continue reading Bennett Foster – Western Author, Teacher

O’Henry award winning stories – Home is the Sailor by Bill Adams

[I recently read a story from Top-Notch magazine, John D. Swain’s “One head, well done”in a short story collection of O’Henry prize winning stories from 1931. I decided to take a look at all the stories i had in my collection that had won this prize.] This story was published in Blue Book magazine, February 1928.… Continue reading O’Henry award winning stories – Home is the Sailor by Bill Adams