The 2013 ECHOES Awards

Laurie Powers

The 2013 ECHOES Awards go to Steve Miller and Laurie Powers. Steve & Laurie are dedicated to preserving the history of the pulp magazines and the era for future generations of fans. It is with great honor that we bestow the ECHOES Award for 2013 to these fine recipients.

The Echoes Award was created in 1992, the second award to honor members of the pulp community, the first being the Lamont. From 1992 until 1997, the Award consisted of both plaque and paper certificate. Between 1998 and 2004, only the paper certificate was given out, then the Award ceased until 2009, at which time it was resurrected. The Award is not voted on, but the determination of who is doing the most to promote the pulps and pulp fandom is selected by Tom & Ginger Johnson. It is not a writer or artist award, those awards are being given out by Airship27 and Pro Se. The Munsey Award has replaced the Lamont, honoring individuals in the pulp community. 

Echoes Award (large plaques)

1992: Nick Carr/Ron Wilber/Francis Saint Martin

1993: Steve Mitchell/Kevin Duncan

1994: Burt Leake/Ray Capella

1995: David Burton/Shawn Danowski

1996: Bill Thom/Albert Roberts

1997: Will Murray/Albert Tonik

1998 – 2004 (At the time we were slowly phasing out our involvement, and felt the Lamont was the only award necessary, so only awarded paper certificates, and somehow misplaced our records from that period.)

The plaque returns in 2009. With the resurgence of pulp interest, and the sudden escalation in print on demand  - POD - technology, there appeared to be a revival of the pulps, so we decided to take another look at the feasibility of presenting the Echoes Award once more.

2009: Matt Moring

2010/2011: Ric Croxton & Art Sippo

2012 Howard Wright

2013 Laurie Powers & Steve Miller

We are already looking at several names for the 2014 Echoes Award, but no decision will be made until the proper time.

Tom & Ginger Johnson.