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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, and futurist Arlan Andrews, Sr. as a Spotlighted Guest! Arlan, who was featured as an expert guest in multiple episodes of the popular TV series Ancient Aliens, has been selling science fiction stories, poems, and articles since first appearing in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine in January 1980. With over 100 short stories and 400 non-fiction pieces, his latest work is longer, an e-trilogy from Baen Books, The Shadowfall Chronicles! A retired engineer with a long career that included positions at White Sands Missile Range, the White House Science Office, national laboratories, and high-tech startups, Arlan is theRead More →

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Over the last ten years, since our foundation, we have worked hard to grow Imaginarium every year, add more content, and bring together an incredible group of creative individuals in a welcoming, inclusive environment where artistic free expression is celebrated and supported. Our aims from the beginning have been to create extensive opportunities for storytellers of all genres, ranging from learning, to networking, to finding mentors, to the development of professional opportunities. A look at our testimonials page, on this site, will show you that we have created an annual event that delivers strongly in all of those areas. As a convention that has beenRead More →

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Six new panels and four new workshops have been added to the growing list of programming for Imaginarium 2023! The new workshop additions include: Becoming a Published Author: A Roadmap to Rejection – Presenter Rebecca Johnson The Business of Publishing Overview – Presenter Lynda Rees Creating Realistic Characters – Presenter Brian D. Anderson The Pitch, Query Letter, and Synopsis, Oh My! – Presenter Barbara V. Evers New panel additions include: Anthology Pros and Cons Enhancing Vocabulary & Grammer The Secrets of a Great Mystery Slushfest Writing Children Writing LGBTQ+ To see the full descriptions for these and all of our current, confirmed programming, visit theRead More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes April Jones, David Mattingly, Becky Steele, and Lee E. E. Stone as Panelists! As Official Panelists, they will all be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 10th Anniversary! We invite you to explore their individual pages which can be accessed by clicking on their graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes Renmeleon as an Official Sponsor! Attendees can look forward to meeting Renmeleon in person at the 9th annual Imaginarium Convention this July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! Renmeleon is an author, editor, publisher, screenwriter, game designer, and artist who has been a working creative for over 35 years! In addition to her wide range creative projects including books, zines, and games, Renmeleon has taught K-12 online for the past two years, educating students in analog map illustration, writing, and digital art! An “Instigational Motivator,” Renmeleon loves to play muse, making herself and her many skill sets available as a consultant onRead More →

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We wanted to take a moment to say thank you to our latest Imaginarium 2022 Individual Patron, Carol Preflatish! Our Individual Patrons make a big difference in helping us to develop the Imaginarium Convention further, so we can offer more opportunities for creative individuals of all genres! If you would like to join our group of Imaginarium Patrons, please visit: Become an Imaginarium 2022 Indiviual Patron!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes bestselling, award-winning thriller author Jeffrey James Higgins as a Spotlighted Guest! A retired supervisory special agent who has received the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Heroism and the DEA Award of Valor, Jeffrey is a #1 Amazon bestselling author who has received numerous literary awards  including PenCraft’s Best Fiction Book of 2021! Jeffrey’s written works spans thrillers, short stories, essays, and creative non-fiction. Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Jeffrey join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes artist Lynne Hansen as a Spotlighted Guest! Selected by the Bram Stoker estate to create the cover for the 125th Anniversary Edition of Dracula, Lynne has illustrated works by New York Times bestselling authors including Jonathan Maberry, George Romero, and Christopher Golden. Lynne’s primary clients include award-winning independent publishers such as Cemetery Dance Publications, Thunderstorm Books and Raw Dog Screaming Press! Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Lynne join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Today we are making our first appeal for Individual Patrons to support Imaginarium 2022, our 9th year! Please take a look and help us make next year incredible! An Individual Patron spot for 2022 is just fifty dollars, and these help us a lot as we are an event that has been developed from a grassroots level that continues to sustain the vision and mission we were founded upon. Help us help the creative community as we work to bring more content than ever before to Imaginarium next year! Full details can be found at: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/become-a-patron-of-the-imaginarium-convention/Read More →

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We would like to extend a big thank you to two new individual patrons of Imaginarium 2021! Our patrons make a big difference in our mission to develop more programming and opportunities for storytellers, writers, and creatives of all genres! From learning, to mentorship, to professional opportunities, to networking, we want the creatives who attend Imaginarium 2021 to get the most out of it as possible and we are always looking for ways to add more content! If you would like to become one of our patrons, please visit https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/become-a-patron-of-the-imaginarium-convention/ Here are the latest two Imaginarium 2021 Patrons! A big thank you to both of them!Read More →