Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning publisher, novelist, and screenwriter Tony Acree as a Spotlighted Guest! Tony is the author of the award-winning Victor McCain thrillers, which are currently being produced as a streaming show by Dark Harbor Pictures, who are also producing another streaming show based on his Samantha Tyler thrillers! Tony’s award-winning publishing house, Hydra Publications, features several imprints spanning several genres of fiction in addition to poetry! Tony also serves on the board of Louisville Literary Arts. We are excited to have Tony join us for our 11th year, taking place July 19-21, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the ImaginariumRead More →

Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes Tony Acree as our Toastmaster! Tony is an award-winning, bestselling author, publisher, screenwriter, and filmmaker! All novels in his celebrated Victor McCain thriller series are Amazon bestsellers. Tony’s small press publishing house, Hydra Publications, has garnered numerous awards and features several imprints. Also an award-winning screenwriter, he has multiple projects in development for feature films/TV shows. We are thrilled to have Tony join us for our 10th Anniversary, taking place July 14-16, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

The Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet was held last evening, where the winners of this year’s Imadjinn Awards, Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival Awards, the new Michael Knost Wings Award, and other recognitions were announced. The evening also featured some fantastic entertainment from Safiya Nawaar and World Arabesque Dance, magician John Pyka, and the singer Lina! Presiding over the evening was Toastmaster Tony Acree, and assisting with the handing out of awards were Diana Wieczorek and Carrie Canatsey! Below is the full list of Imadjinn Award and Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival Award winners for 2022! Congratulations to all award-winners, runners-up, and finalists! The 2022 ImadjinnRead More →

Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning author, screenwriter, and publisher Tony Acree as Toastmaster! An Imaginarium Convention favorite, Tony is the author of the Victor McCain Thrillers, all of which are Amazon bestsellers! Tony also has an award-winning small press publishing house, Hydra Publications, which has several imprints spanning many genres. Tony is also an award-winning screenwriter who is currently in development of multiple feature film projects. His writing has also appeared in several regional publications. Imaginarium 2022 is excited and honored to have Tony return as Toastmaster for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on theRead More →

Imaginarium 2021 Proudly Welcomes Award-winning author, screenwriter, and publisher Tony Acree as Toastmaster in our in-person event! The author of the award-winning, bestselling Victor McCain thrillers, Tony is also an award-winning screenwriter who is currently developing a feature film project! Tony is also operates Hydra Publications, an award-winning press with several imprints based out of Louisville, Kentucky. With his exceptional business and creative acumen, Tony will be a wonderful addition to our extensive panel and workshop programming, in additional to being Toastmaster for our Awards Banquet where the 2021 Imadjinn Awards and Film Festival Awards will be announced! Don’t miss our 8th year as aRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome award-winning small press Hydra Publications as an official sponsor! Featuring a wide array of authors, genres, and imprints (such as Enigma House Press, Stardust Romance, and Twin Sisters Press), Hydra Publications exemplifies the creative and independent spirit that the Imaginarium Convention embraces. Attendees will have great opportunities to meet and network with many authors and editors from Hydra Publications throughout the weekend, both in our extensive programming and our Imadjinn Book Fair and Expo! We are thrilled to have them back with us for our 6th year! About Hydra Publications: Winner of the 2015 Jason Sizemore Award for OutstandingRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome Tony Acree as toastmaster and a Spotlighted Guest! An Imaginarium Convention favorite, Tony is a bestselling author and the head of award-winning press Hydra Publications! Always a great contributor to Imaginarium’s extensive programming, Tony is also a major part of Imaginarium’s events as the official Toastmaster! About Tony Acree: Tony Acree is is both an award winning author and publisher. His small press publishing house, Hydra Publications, won the Jason Sizemore award for outstanding small press. His latest novel, Revenge, was winner of best thriller novel at Imaginarium, one of the region’s largest’s writers conferences. All four of hisRead More →

Imaginarium 2018 is proud to announce the return of bestselling author Tony Acree as Toastmaster and as a guest! The owner of the award-winning small press Hydra Publications and the author of the bestselling Victor McCain thrillers, Tony is an outstanding member of the Imaginarium family, sharing his knowledge about writing and the publishing business in Imaginarium’s extensive programming, in addition to serving as the official Toastmaster in popular Imaginarium events like the Opening Ceremonies and Awards Banquet presentations. Imaginarium is thrilled to have Tony back for what will be the best year yet! About Tony Acree: Tony Acree is is both an award winningRead More →

Imaginarium 2016 is proud to welcome back Hydra Publications as an official sponsor!  A fantastic small press publisher based out of Louisville, Kentucky, Hydra Publications has had a growing presence at book events throughout the region.  A proactive supporter of the indie press and author community, Hydra Publications reflects the ideals that Imaginarium represents and we could not be more proud to have them returning as a legacy sponsor! About Hydra Publications: Hydra Publications is a small press from the Louisville, Kentucky area, although our authors come from across the nation. At this time, our focus is on publishing speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, and horror) butRead More →