Howard Days 2024

by Gary Romeo

This is going to be a very brief Howard Days 2024 report. Expect a better and more detailed report from Terry Allen in the future. The best news (IMHO) is that this blog had a tie win for The Black Lotus Award.

Bobby Derie (partial view), Gary Romeo and Bill Cavalier

Close up view of the Award

Here are the winners as reported by Robert E. Howard Comics and Media News:

Congrats to the 2024 REH Awards Winners! Scholarship Awards: The Atlantean for Outstanding Achievement, Book: Steven Jones, THE WEIRD TALES BOYS (PS Publishing) http://www.amazon.com/Weird-Tales-Boys…/dp/1786369982/ The Valusian for Outstanding Achievement, Anthology/Collection: Bob Byrne & Jason M Waltz (eds.) – Hither Came Conan (Rogue Blades Foundation) https://rbe-rbf.wixsite.com/rogueblades/rbf/hcc The Hyrkanian for Outstanding Achievement, Essay: Will Oliver, “The Personal and Literary Influence of Jack London’s THE STAR ROVER on Robert E. Howard,” THE DARK MAN Vol. 13, No. 2. The Venarium for Emerging Scholar: Laura A. Shubert, “The Shadow King of Fantasy: Robert E. Howard” – Master’s Thesis, Texas A&M University-Central Texas http://www.proquest.com/…/c9dcfff875ebd9577229076b…/1… Art Awards: The Black Lotus for Outstanding Achievement, Web-based: TIE: Ståle Gismervik – www.reh.world & Gary Romeo – spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/ The Costigan for Literary achievement: Conan the Barbarian (Titan 2023): Jim Zub, Roberto De La Torre, Dean White and Richard Starkings. The Rankin for Artistic achievement: Roberto De la Torre and José Villarrubia, Conan the Barbarian (Titan Comics, 2023). Special Awards: The Black River Award for Special Achievement: Josh Adkins, Jon Larson, and Luke E. Dodd – 10 Years of the Cromcast Podcast thecromcast.blogspot.com/ For creating and running a podcast on discussing Robert E. Howard, Sword and Sorcery, and Fantasy for 10 years. Recording and publishing on-line events at several Howard Days. Also congrats to Rob Roehm on his win of the The Black Circle REH Award for Lifetime Achievement! Dennis McHaney won THE CROM AWARD for 50 years of Howard publishing.

Below are some various photos:

Cross Plains Review, Dinner Program, Note Pad

Things purchased at the silent auction and at local thrift store.

Example of items at the silent auction

Unauthorized Conan pastiche and Right-Wing Newspaper

Items at the Robert E. Howard House and Museum:

Museum recreation of REH’s writing area.

History of the table before its acquisition.

REH’s actual writing table/desk.

T-Shirts on sale.

This photo proved to be very popular when I posted it at the Conan the Barbarian Comics Facebook Page:

Jim Zub at REH’s writing desk

Various Opening Day Photos:

REH’s Boxing Gloves (photo by Russell Andrew)