2026 WINDY CITY PULP AND PAPERBACK CONVENTION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SCHEDULE
Friday, March 27:
Dealer Room 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Dealer set up begins at 8:30 a.m.; Early Bird admission begins at 8:30 a.m.)
(Main Ballroom)
Art Show 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Main Ballroom A)
“Argosy – The First Pulp”
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Magnolia A)
Ed Hulse (moderator), Tom Roberts, David Saunders & Mike Conran – our panel discusses Argosy—not only the first pulp, but one of the most successful.
Pulp Factory Awards 8:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
(Magnolia A)
Estate Auction 8:15 p.m. – ?
(Magnolia A, preview is in Magnolia B/C after 3:00 p.m.)
Saturday, March 28:
Dealer Room 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Main Ballroom)
Art Show 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(Main Ballroom A)
“The First Fan Letters in Amazing Stories — and what happened after”
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Magnolia A)
David Ritter, Daniel Ritter & John L. Coker III – join our panel as they discuss the earliest fan letters from the first SF pulp, focusing on those who became prominent fans, including Chicago’s own Jack Darrow.
Auction 8:00 p.m. – ?
(Magnolia A, preview is in Magnolia B/C after 3:00 p.m.)
Sunday, March 29
Dealer Room 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
(Main Ballroom)
Art Show 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
(Main Ballroom A)
FILM PROGRAMMING – Magnolia A:
SEE PROGRAM BOOK FOR FILM DETAILS! (all times and films subject to change)
Friday, March 27:
noon — THE BLOOD SHIP (1927, Columbia Pictures, 67 minutes)
1:15 pm — THE RETURN OF THE WHISTLER (1948, Columbia Pictures, 63 minutes)
2:30 pm — DR. BROADWAY (1942, Paramount Pictures, 68 minutes)
3:45 pm — BULLDOG DRUMMOND STRIKES BACK (1934, 20th Century Pictures, 83 minutes)
Following Auction — The Eagle’s Brood (1935, Paramount Pictures, 59 minutes)
Saturday, March 28:
10:00 am — BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY (1934, John F. Dille Co. and Action Film Company, 10 minutes app.)
10:15 am — BUCK ROGERS (1939, Universal Pictures serial, 240 minutes)
2:30 pm — I, ROBOT (1964 episode of The Outer Limits, United Artists Television, 51
minutes)
3:30 pm — FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE (1953, Hammer Films, 81 minutes)
Following Auction – THE FARGO KID (1940, RKO Radio Pictures, 63 minutes)
SEE PROGRAM BOOK FOR FILM DETAILS!
