Imaginarium 2026 proudly presents Marathonarium Anthology Volume Three, featuring a great collection of stories from up-and-coming writers in many different genres, a project that began at last year’s Marathonarium Workshop! The new anthology will be celebrated at Imaginarium 2026, held July 17-19 in Louisville, Kentucky, and it is now available in print and eBook editions! Pick up a copy today!

See all of the writers and the titles of their stories, direct links, and a synopsis below!

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Synopsis:

Welcome to the third Marathonarium Anthology of short stories! The Marathonarium Anthologies reflect the spirit of the Imaginarium Convention, whose mission statement is the following:
“To foster and inspire imagination, one creative at a time. Create and make your world everything you imagine it to be.”

The Imaginarium Convention embraces and celebrates all forms and genres of creative writing. In the pages of this anthology, you will see that comprehensive approach demonstrated with skill and creativity.
All of the short stories within this anthology are the result of a creative journey that began on Thursday, July 16th, of 2025, on the eve of the 12th Imaginarium Convention.

Writers from all across the nation, in a variety of styles and genres, undertook a marathon writing session of three hours in length. There were no restrictions on their choice of genre, nor was there a common theme or any inhibitions on the voice the story must be told in.

Returning writers came up with tales very distinct from what they created in the second volume, and new participants brought their voices and storytelling skills into the mix. The end result is another volume that raises the bar even further for this series, delivering entertaining, thought-provoking, and well-crafted tales for readers of all kinds to enjoy and immerse in.

Discover a highly talented group of up-and-coming writers dedicated to the craft of writing and the art of storytelling in Marathonarium III, and never forget…Your Imagination is the Foundation!

Featured Authors and Stories in Order of Presentation in the Anthology


A Boxful of Broken Dreeams by Annette Miller

Through the Lens by Cecilia Garman

Dragonarium by R.N Warren

Seeing Snakes, Finding Secrets by Marian Gosling

Misbegotten Gold by Sharon Marie Provost

When Pigs Fly by E.A. Keville

The Lighthouse by Nessa Brown

Echoes by Carma Haley Shoemaker

Hellmouth by Clayton Barnett

Rescue From Rackle by Page Zaplendam

Halcon Underground by Joseph M. Isenberg

The No Names: Misdirection by M.S. Avery

If You Can Breathe by Grathew

Dreamcaught by Stephen H. Provost

Cannibals in the Mist by William Hutcherson

Redemption’s Dawn by Brian T. Ronk

A Furious Wager by Meadoe Hora

The Lives in the Spaces Between by Zevon Price

Salve by Ana Maria Selvaggio

Qalupalik by Ed Downes

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