The 2025 Howard Days Official Poster

Here's the first look at the official poster for Howard Days 2025.

"Indy" Bill Cavalier said he had some fun with this one, the 8th in the series of posters that he has donated to promote REH Days. Copies of this poster will be available at Howard Days, both in the Museum Gift Shop and at the REH Foundation Press table. 100% of the money received from this $5 item goes directly to Project Pride of Cross Plains and the Museum. And the original of this poster will be available in the Silent Auction at the Friday night Banquet.

Discerning aficionados of All Things Howard may notice a familiarity about the reference used for the graphic of the two cave men from Spear and Fang (Howard's first published story in Weird Tales). Here's the reference, showing a snarling Bob Howard menacing his fellow cos-playing friend Tevis Clyde Smith.

Howard Days is happening June 13th & 14th (with festivities happening earlier on the 12th) at the Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains. All the info you need is found here at this site, so make your plans now to be there for The Best Two Days in Howard Fandom!

Y'all come!

 

Howard Days News!

 As the Spring season has GOT to be out there somewhere, it's time to turn our thoughts to the warmth of Howard Days! In less than four months we'll all be basking in the sun in Cross Plains, Texas, enjoying fun and fellowship as we celebrate the Legacy of Robert E. Howard! If you haven't already, make plans now to join us at the Robert E. Howard Museum on June 13th & 14th for The Best Two Days in Howard Fandom!

In the meantime, we're in the process of setting up the panel schedule and prepping all the activities. The theme this year is 100 Years of Robert E. Howard!, as 1925 was the first professional publication of a Bob Howard story. "Spear and Fang" made its appearance in the July 1925 issue of Weird Tales magazine and launched his career.

For those of you wanting to get a jump on the fun, registrations are now open for the Friday Night Celebration Banquet. Project Pride is happy to announce that this year the cost will remain the same $25.00 as previous. Please note that this money gets you a seat at the Banquet as well as helps to cover the cost of the Friday donuts & coffee, Hot Dog Lunch, snacks & drinks in the Pavilion, decorations, programs, promotional costs and extra utilities. All the programming activities & tours are presented at no additional cost!

So, reserve your seat today via PayPal at Projpride@yahoo.com or send a check or M.O. to Project Pride, Howard Days Pre-registration, POB 534, Cross Plains, TX 76443. This is always a sell-out, so please register before June 1st.

And, we're changing up the Saturday meal. This year, Project Pride will be bringing in FOOD TRUCKS to the back yard for our late afternoon dinner. You will be able to choose between at least four cuisines (as of now, it's BBQ, Tacos, Pizza & Ice Cream); you pay for your own and enjoy dining in the Pavilion or yard. This way we can help even more local small Cross Plains businesses and enjoy a choice of some great food!

But wait! There's more! The Windy City Pulp & Paperback Convention is happening April 4-6 in Lombard, Illinois, where they are kicking off the 100 Years of Bob Howard festivities! Windy City is one of the best Pulp Cons in the country and will celebrate Ol' Two-Gun with dealers, auctions and a REH panel. 

So, great things on the horizon to celebrate and honor the Legacy of Ol' Two-Gun Bob Howard, a true Texan and American original! Hope to see you there! Y'all come!

Howard Days Exclusive Art Print

 As we continue to work on programming for this year's event, our Guest of Honor Mark Wheatley tells us this;

"I just finished this new painting, illustrating Robert E. Howard's poem, Solomon Kane's Homecoming. This will be available as an exclusive, signed, art print in full benefit of the Cross Plains Project Pride for Robert E. Howard Days."

So, another reason to rein your horse towards Cross Plains for Howard Days on June 13th & 14th!

Check out Mark's Facebook page plus his website: MarkWheatleyGallery.com

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!

It's time once again to blaze those pistolas and brandish those Bowies and wish Bob Howard a Happy Birthday! January 22nd, 1906 marks the beginning of Robert E. Howard and here in 2025 we celebrate the 119th anniversary of his birth!

We've got a Solomon Kane cake here all ready to to help us celebrate. Wish we had some of Ben Friberg's ice cream to go along with it - it would certainly keep well in light of the current January deep freeze we're undergoing!

Some of us enjoy a time-honored tradition and like to raise a glass of a preferred beverage and toast Ol' Two-Gun while reading some of his writings on his birthday. As 2025 is the 100th anniversary of his first published story, around here we're going with Spear and Fang.

And think about honoring the Legacy of REH even more with a trip to Robert E. Howard Days, June 13th & 14th. There will be more cake as we celebrate 100 Years of Robert E. Howard being a professional writer. And the ice cream will taste better then too!

Happy birthday, Bob Howard! Thanks for all the words.

Mark Wheatley is the Howard Days 2025 Guest of Honor

The Robert E. Howard Foundation is pleased to announce that artist Mark Wheatley has been chosen as Guest of Honor for Robert E. Howard Days 2025.

One of Mark’s current projects is creating cover paintings for the Ultimate Edition series of Robert E. Howard books from the REH Foundation Press. When this ongoing project is completed, there will be 22 Robert E. Howard books with Mark Wheatley covers!

Please join us at Howard Days in Cross Plains, Texas, on June 13th & 14th and meet Mark Wheatley.

Mark Wheatley is an Overstreet Hall of Fame inductee and has been awarded the Eisner, Inkpot, Speakeasy, Mucker, Gem, Golden Lion, Robert E. Howard Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement, and nominations for the Harvey and the Ignatz. His work has been featured at The Norman Rockwell Museum, Toledo Museum of Art, Huntington Art Museum, Fitchburg Art Museum, James A. Michener Art Museum and the Library of Congress. He has designed for Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, ABC’s Beauty and the Beast, and Square Roots, as well as Super Clyde, The Millers and 2 Broke Girls on CBS. His most recent projects include the theatrical poster for REBEL MOON, NUCLEUS X, Songs of Giants, Doctor Cthulittle, Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time, Swords Against the Moon Men, PIRATES OF VENUS, THE VISUAL HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION FANDOM, THE MONSTER ON HOLD and covers for the Ultimate Edition series of Robert E. Howard books. Past creations include Return of The Human, Ez Street, Lone Justice, Mars, Black Hood, Prince Nightmare, Hammer of The Gods, Frankenstein Mobster, Blood of The Innocent,and Skultar. His interpretations of established characters such as Tarzan, Baron Munchausen, Jonny Quest, Dr. Strange, The Flash, Captain Action, Argus, The Spider,and Stargate Atlantis have brought them to life for a new generation of readers. He has written for TV, illustrated books, designed cutting-edge role-playing games, hosted a weekly radio program, and was an early innovator of the on-line daily comic strip form.

The Robert E. Howard Foundation is happy to announce that nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Robert E. Howard Foundation Awards, The nomination period runs from January 13th until February 15th. You do not need to be a member of the Foundation to nominate.

Voting for the Awards winners will commence March 1st and go until March 15th. Only members of the REH Foundation are eligible to vote.

For all the information you'll need about the Awards and how to vote, please go to www.rehfoundation.org.

Bob Howard wants to wish y'all a Happy Holiday Season! 

Come visit his home next year on June 13 & 14 for Howard Days with all his extended family who will be there!