John D. Newsom, author, editor and former national director of the Federal Writers Project of the old Works Progress Administration, died Saturday of a heart attack aboard the Home liner Roma on the way to Italy. Mr. Newsom was about 60 years old and recently had resided on a farm In Bucks County, Pa. Mr.… Continue reading J. D. Newsom – Obituary in the New York Times (April 27 1954)
Category: Authors
Gordon MacCreagh – Trapped by a man-eater
Gordon MacCreagh tells a story of his hunting days in Burma. Trapped By a Man-Eater “A witch tiger,” the Burmese natives said. “The soul of a sorcerer inhabits this one.” Already the man-eater had claimed three victims, and Gordon MacCreagh, whose story wins first prize in a “Narrowest Escape from Death” contest, was “sitting up”… Continue reading Gordon MacCreagh – Trapped by a man-eater
Author profile: J Paul Suter (Newspaper article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1951)
Quiet Youngstown Executive Writes Thrillers for Pulps YOUNGSTOWN, O., May 14 Suter, a mild-mannered, dignified, gray-haired gentleman of 66, is secretary-treasurer of the Stambaugh Estates, Inc., the Stambaugh Auditorium Association and the Scioto Land Co. here. He goes to church regularly and is active in Y. M. C. A. affairs. But he also leads a… Continue reading Author profile: J Paul Suter (Newspaper article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1951)
New photo and some information about Hapsburg Liebe
Just came across a blog article on Hapsburg Liebe, with a new photo and some information about how many pulp stories he wrote. Read the article here.
Albert R. Wetjen – Sailor, Writer
[ Albert Richard Wetjen appeared 42 times in Adventure. He also wrote for other pulps (Argosy, Blue Book) and slicks (Collier’s, Saturday Evening Post). He ran away from home at the age of 14 to become a sailor, became an author at 22, and died at the age of 48.] Albert Richard Wetjen was born… Continue reading Albert R. Wetjen – Sailor, Writer
Hugh Pendexter on making his first fiction sale
[Source: My Maiden effort, Ed. Gelet Burgess, Published by Doubleday, Page and Company, 1921] My very first effort was written at the age of fourteen. Never having been out of New England, I made it a Western story. I endeavored to imitate Bret Harte, but with the avowed purpose of making it snappier. Every other… Continue reading Hugh Pendexter on making his first fiction sale
Free pulp stories at Munsey’s – selected authors
I haven’t been posting short fiction lately, so I thought you might enjoy this roundup of pulp fiction available from the Munsey’ssite by authors who have been featured on this site (or should have been). Marion Polk Angellotti The Firefly of France B.M. Bower Ananias Green Cabin Fever Casey Ryan Chip of the Flying… Continue reading Free pulp stories at Munsey’s – selected authors
Biography of Warren Hastings Miller – author, outdoorsman, sailor, editor
The article can be found here. James Reasoner has a review of the Black Dog collection of Miller’s Captain Jim Colvin stories here.
Interview with Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro)
[This interview with Johnston McCulley originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune, May 20, 1923] Johnston McCulley, Alias Seth Bailey If you have ever read stories written by Harrington Strong, John Mack Stone, Walter Pierson or Camden Stuart, you have read works by the author about whom this article is written – Johnston McCulley. But few… Continue reading Interview with Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro)
Johnston McCulley (Creator of Zorro) article about writing
[Originally appeared in The Editor, v. 52, Jan-Jun 1920] Twelve years ago we sold our first story; three years ago we felt that we had “arrived”; at present we cannot begin to supply direct requests from magazine editors for fiction along certain lines. Perhaps that is success in a measure. How was it attained?… Continue reading Johnston McCulley (Creator of Zorro) article about writing