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Imaginarium 2023 is proud to announce the Finalists for this year’s Imadjinn Awards! The titles of all Imadjinn Award Finalists will now advance to the awards jury to determine the winners in each category. Winners will be announced live at the Awards Banquet taking place on Saturday, July 15th during the Imaginarium Convention weekend! This year’s field of entries was the largest and most competitive ever, and we congratulate all the writers designated as Finalists! The 2023 Imadjinn Award Finalists in each category are: Best Anthology Classic Monsters Unleashed       Editor- James Aquilone It Came From the Trailer Park: Volume 2 Editors- William Joseph Roberts &Read More →

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The Imaginarium Convention is proud to announce the finalists for the 2022 Imadjinn Awards! All finalists will be juried with the winners in each category announced live at the Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet held on Saturday, July 9th, at the Holiday Inn Louisville East during the convention weekend! The Imaginarium Convention received the largest number of nominations in its nine-year history for 2022, and we want to extend our congratulations to all who have been named finalists! 2022 Imadjinn Award Finalists! Best Anthology It Came from the Trailer Park Volume 1  – Editor William Joseph Roberts BLOOD ON THE BLADE – Editors Jim Beard andRead More →

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The Imaginarium Convention is honored to announce a new annual award that will be given for the first time during the Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet! The Michael Knost Wings Award will focus on authors of speculative and/or dark fiction, specifically authors who are up-and-coming . . . or those who have been around a while but do not get the recognition they deserve. The Michael Knost Wings Award reflects the enthusiastic dedication and support of the writing community given by the person that this exciting new award is named after: Michael Knost. Michael Knost is the 2015 recipient of the Horror Writers Association’s Silver HammerRead More →

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The nominations for the 2022 Imadjinn Awards are now open! The Imadjinn Awards are a series of juried literary awards recognizing exceptional published works across a broad range of genres. Hosted by the Imaginarium Convention, the 2022 Imadjinn Awards nominations are for books published in 2021, and the nomination period will run until Friday, March 11, 2022! The winners of 2022 Imadjinn Awards will be announced live at the Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet on Saturday, July 9th, 2022! Award categories for 2022 are as follows: Best Romance Novel Best Thriller Novel Best Mystery Novel Best Science Fiction Novel Best Fantasy Novel Best Historical Fiction NovelRead More →

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The Imaginarium Convention congratulates all finalists for the 2021 Imadjinn Awards! Our volume of nominations increased tremendously this year, reaching our largest level yet, by far! The books from all finalists will now proceed to the Imadjinn Awards Jury to determine the winners in each category that will be announced live at the Imaginarium 2021 Awards Banquet taking place on Saturday, July 10th, at 6:30pm! The finalists in each category are as follows: Best Anthology (multiple authors) Tales Of The Lost Volume Two    Edited by Steve Dillon and Eugene Johnson Mirrormaze: A Dreampunk Anthology    Edited by Cliff Jones Jr. Outback Horrors Down Under    EditedRead More →

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The Imaginarium Convention is proud to announce our 2020 Imadjinn Awards Finalists! All titles listed below are now being juried to determine winners of each category. Winners of 2020 Imadjinn Awards will be announced during an awards ceremony on September 27th, on the final day of the Imaginarium 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention! Congratulations to all the finalists! Best Anthology Malice in Memphis presents Mayhem IN Memphis – edited by Carolyn McSparren Tales Of The Lost – edited by Eugene Johnson Dark Tides – edited by John J. Questore & Eugene Johnson Best Audiobook Narration Spook House – written by Michael West & narrated by Nila B Hagood Cinema ofRead More →

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Nominations are now open for the 2020 Imadjinn Awards! Emerging as one of the nation’s premier literary awards series, the Imadjinn Awards are awarded in a broad range of categories after all finalists are evaluated and judged by the Imadjinn Awards Jury. The 2020 Imadjinn Awards are for books published in 2019 and include categories for short stories, anthologies, and single author collections. Authors, publishers, and official representatives can nominate a title. To see the official rules for nominations and the nomination form, please visit the following link: http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/imadjinn-award/ The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 17th at midnight EST. Winners will be announced atRead More →

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Nominations are now open for the 2019 Imadjinn Awards! Featuring 15 categories of literary awards, the Imadjinns are a highlight of the annual Imaginarium Convention’s Awards Banquet. Categories in the 2019 Imadjinn Awards include: Best Romance Novel Best Thriller Novel Best Mystery Novel Best Science Fiction Novel Best Fantasy Novel Best Historical Fiction Novel Best Children’s Book Best Paranormal Romance Novel Best Non-Fiction Book Best Young Adult Novel Best Horror Novel Best Short Story Best Urban Fantasy Novel Best Anthology Best Short Story Collection (single author) The nomination period will be closed at 11:59pm EST on May 31st. Following the nomination deadline, the Imadjinn AwardsRead More →

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Nominations are now open for the 2018 Imadjinn Awards! Both published and self-published authors are eligible for the 2018 awards, which will be given in 14 categories for works published for the first time during 2017. The Imadjinn Awards were introduced in 2016, the third year of the Imaginarium Convention, to recognize exceptional literary works in all genres. The 2018 awards will feature the selection of finalists in each category by the Imaginarium Awards Committee.  The works of the finalists will then be read and judged by the Imaginarium Awards Jury to determine the winners in each category. To make a nomination, please visit theRead More →

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The voting week for this year’s Imadjinn Literary Awards is now open, and will run until the first evening of Imaginarium 2017, October 7th at 9pm! Voters must have been, or be for 2017, confirmed attendees, vendors, guests/panelists, volunteers, or staff members of Imaginarium Convention. Full information on voting and the voting form can be found at: http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/imadjinn-award/  Read More →