Authors - Pulpflakes

Les Savage Jr. – Western author

Recently found this biography of one of my favorite western authors. The biography is by Jon Tuska, and has a photo I’ve never seen before. On the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of his untimely death, here it is for you: “Les” Savage Jr. reading what looks like Don’t Cry for me by William Campbell… Continue reading Les Savage Jr. – Western author

E.B. Mann – Biography of western author

Found a biography of author E.B. Mann while looking for something else. He started his pulp career in 1928 with a story in Ranch Romances, went on to be published in the main Western magazines – Ace-High, Western Story, Wild West Weekly, Dime Western and Star Western. His pulp career ended in 1933 with about… Continue reading E.B. Mann – Biography of western author

W.H.B. Kent – Forest ranger, Western Author

I became interested in W. H. B. Kent as a result of reading one of his stories in Great Stories of the West edited by Edmund Collier. Thought his life was interesting and decided to share it with you. Thanks to James G. Lewis of the Forest History Society for providing some of the background… Continue reading W.H.B. Kent – Forest ranger, Western Author

Edmund Collier – Great stories from West magazine

[I recently came across Great Stories of the West, edited by Edmund Collier. This is a selection from West magazine, which was edited by Collier, and it contains the following stories. Story title Author Magazine Issue The Aska-Damn Dog Raymond S. Spears West Jul 22 1931 Sheriff’s Son James Clarke West Jun 1935 Pud Ackley,… Continue reading Edmund Collier – Great stories from West magazine

Robert Ormond Case – Western Author

One of the big 3 authors of Western Story (others being Max Brand and Robert J. Horton), it seemed in the 1920s till the mid 30s that you couldn’t pick up an issue without coming across a story by one of these three. He was a careful researcher, noted for the accuracy of detail in… Continue reading Robert Ormond Case – Western Author

F.R. Buckley – biographical article

[This article originally appeared in The Editor, April 1, 1922.] WRITING ENTERTAINING FICTION By F. R. Buckley My training as a writer began, at latest, when I was ten. My father was, and still is, a journalist; he was formerly Irish special commissioner for the Birmingham (England) Gazette, and now dean of the English musical… Continue reading F.R. Buckley – biographical article

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

Cherry Wilson – Western Author

“Cherry” Wilson was one of the marquee authors of Western Story Magazine, getting listed on the cover every time she appeared. She wrote more than a hundred stories in 20 years from 1921 to 1943; more than 5 of her novels in print during her lifetime, and six of her stories were made into movies.… Continue reading Cherry Wilson – Western Author

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