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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes video game industry pioneer, technologist, and author Howard Scott Warshaw as an Imaginator Guest! One of the original Atari software programmers who was behind some of the biggest selling games at the dawn of the console gaming industry, such as Yars Revenge, Indiana Jones, and E.T., Howard was featured in the popular documentary Atari: Game Over, and he regularly appears in shows about the history of video games. With a brand new book out, Once Upon Atari: How I Made History by Killing an Industry, Howard will have many great insights, advice, and stories to share with the virtual event participantsRead More →

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Imaginarium 2020 is proud to welcome New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Richard A. Knaak as an Imaginator Guest! The author of over 50 novels, Richard is well-loved by fantasy readers worldwide and his work has appeared in popular franchises such as Warcraft, Diablo, Age of Conan, and Dragonlance, in addition to his own Black City Saint, Dragonrealm, and Rex Draconis sagas. Attendees will love hearing Richard’s insights and advice in our panel and workshop programming, and we are thrilled to have him joining us July 10-12 for the 7th annual Imaginarium Convention i n Lousville, Kentucky! Richard A. Knaak is the New York Times and USARead More →

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Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome author, editor, and journalist John Wilkerson as an Imaginator Guest! John has extensive experience in many spheres of writing, from technical writing, to web content, to journalism, to his Rye Ironstone science fiction thriller series, and he will be a fantastic addition to our panel and workshop programming! We are excited to have John with us this October! About John: Mr. Wilkerson is a savvy article writer, content creator, and educator, specializing in complex financial and technical topics. He has written web content for over twenty years and is a ghostwriter for technology publications, with the capability to shiftRead More →

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Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome Bram Stoker Award®Winning and two-time Shirley Jackson Award nominee Nicole Cushing as an Imaginator Guest! An exceptional writer with an uncompromising dedication to the craft of writing, Nicole is a tremendous addition to our nationally-acclaimed programming. We are thrilled to have her joining us this year as one of our highlighted Imaginator Guests! About Nicole: Nicole Cushing is the Bram Stoker Award® winning author of Mr. Suicide and a two-time nominee for the Shirley Jackson Award. Various reviewers have described her work as “brutal”, “cerebral”, “transgressive”, “taboo”, “groundbreaking” and “mind-bending”. Rue Morgue magazine recently included Nicole in its listRead More →

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Imaginarium 2018 is proud to welcome award-winning, bestselling author Deborah LeBlanc as an Imaginator Guest! From her many thrilling, paranormal-themed novels, to her expertise as a private investigator and paranormal investigator, to the upcoming television show “Through the Veil” that she is a principle in, Deborah will be a tremendous addition to Imaginarium Convention’s renowned panel and workshop programming! Imaginarium is thrilled to have Deborah joining us for our 5th Anniversary event, this October 5-7 in Louisville, Kentucky! About Deborah LeBlanc: Deborah LeBlanc is an award-winning, bestselling author and business owner from Lafayette, Louisiana. She is also a licensed death scene investigator, a private investigator,Read More →

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Imaginarium 2018 is proud to announce Christopher Saint Booth as an Imaginator Guest! An exceptionally-talented creative with a host of awards and accolades in many areas, Christopher is a tremendous example of the kind of spirit that Imaginarium Convention represents. We are thrilled to have Christopher joining us for our 5th year, and we know that our attendees will love meeting him and learning about all the areas he is active in! About Christopher: The multi-talented Christopher Saint Booth is an award-winning author, artist, musician, photographer, producer, director, composer and production designer of films, TV, and documentaries for outlets such as SyFy Channel, Chiller, NBC Universal, SonyRead More →

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Imaginarium 2017 is proud to announce New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Teresa Reasor as an Imaginator Guest!  Her Military Romance series, the Seal Team Heartbreakers, has spread her name wide among romance readers, and she also has written in the genres of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and historical romance.  With short stories and even children’s literature to her credit, Teresa is a writer with the kind of range that Imaginarium Convention reflects in its extensive programming.  We are very honored and excited to have Teresa with us this year as an Imaginator Guest! About Teresa Reasor:  New York Times and USA TodayRead More →

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Imaginarium 2017 is proud to welcome bestselling fantasy author C.S. Marks as an Imaginator Guest.  With an extensive academic background and a celebrated fantasy series that established C.S. as one of the most successful independent authors in speculative fiction, she is a fantastic guest who embodies the spirit of what Imaginarium Convention is all about.  From publishing to writing, to her extensive equestrian background, C.S. will bring great insights to our celebrated programming in the nation’s premier convention about creative writing. About C.S. Marks:  C.S. Marks has often been described as a Renaissance woman. Artist, songwriter, author, illustrator, educator, field biologist, and avid horsewoman, ChrisRead More →

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Imaginarium 2016 is proud to welcome award-winning publisher, editor and writer Jason Sizemore as an Imaginator Guest this October 7-9 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The founder of Apex Book Company, Jason is one of the best in the business when it comes to the book publishing world and his participation in Imaginarium will be a fantastic opportunity for attendees to meet and learn from a true maverick and visionary in the industry. An exceptional writer and three-time Hugo Award-nominated editor, Jason’s range of talent and experience will be a wonderful addition to the 2016 event! About Jason Sizemore:  Raised in theRead More →

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Imaginarium 2016 is proud to welcome NYT bestselling author Elizabeth Bevarly as one of our Imaginator guests! An author of romance and women’s fiction with over seventy books to her credit, Elizabeth is also a screenwriter and will be a wonderful guest to have with us this coming October 7-9 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. About Elizabeth: Elizabeth Bevarly is the New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy books whose novels have been translated into two dozen languages and published in three dozen countries. Currently, she writes romance for Harlequin and women’s fiction for Berkley Trade. More recently, she’s turnedRead More →