| Pulp Literature Press | |
| Editor: | Jennifer Landels Mel Anastasiou Susan Pieters |
| Editor Title: | Founding Editors |
| Category: | Canadian Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction |
| Frequency: | Quarterly |
| Format: | Print Digital |
| Founded: | 2013 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Based: | Richmond, British Columbia |
| Language: | English |
| Website: | https://pulpliterature.com |
| Issn: | 2292-2164 |
Pulp Literature Press is a Canadian-based small press founded in Richmond, BC in 2013. The primary work of the press is the publication of the quarterly literary journal, Pulp Literature. In 2016, the press expanded into publishing writing guides, and added full-length novels in 2017.
Pulp Literature is a Canadian quarterly literary journal that features the work of emerging and established writers. Launched in Richmond, BC in 2013, Pulp Literature publishes and promotes short fiction, poetry, art (including graphic novel short stories), and feature interviews.[1] The journal has an affirmative action policy for submissions and publishes at least 75% Canadian content.[2] Pulp Literature is distributed in print and electronic format throughout Canada, and to an international readership.
In 2013, Pulp Literature magazine was founded on Bowen Island. The journal's title came from the founding editors’ taste for great storytelling in genre fiction. The word 'Pulp' is an homage to pulp publications such as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Analog, Ellery Queen, etc., while ‘Literature’ represents the ideal of narrative quality.[3]
Each issue features a story from a well-known author writing outside their usual genres. These include C.C. Humphreys, JJ Lee (writer), Joan MacLeod, Susanna Kearsley, George McWhirter, Matt Hughes, Eileen Kernaghan, Robert J. Sawyer, Carol Berg, Brenda Carre, Bob Thurber, and Matthew Hooton.[4]
2017
2022
2016
2018 (forthcoming)
Pulp Literature runs four annual contests for fiction and poetry that supplement the magazine's income and provide cash prizes up to $500 and publication for the winners. Judges for these contests have included George McWhirter, C.C. Humphreys, JJ Lee, Bob Thurber, Brenda Carre, Diane Tucker, and Renée Sarojini Saklikar.[5]
Raven Winners