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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning author Tim Waggoner as a Spotlighted Guest! Tim is the author of over 50 novels and seven collections of short stories. He writes original dark fantasy and horror, as well as media tie-ins. Tim has written tie-in fiction based on Supernatural, Grimm, The X-Files, Alien, Doctor Who, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Transformers, among others, and he’s written novelizations for films such as Halloween Kills, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. His articles on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest, The Writer, The Writer’s Chronicle, and he is the author of the acclaimed horror-writing guideRead More →

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A big thank you to Julia Alldredge and Abigail Christine Cahoe, our latest Imaginarium 2024 Individual Patrons! The support of our Individual Patrons help us to develop and expand the Imaginarium Convention, and bring even more content and opportunities to creative individuals of all genres! If you would like support our mission and join our group of Imaginarium 2024 Individual Patrons, please visit: Become an Imaginarium 2024 Individual Patron!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2024 is proud to announce the addition of four new workshops to our growing list of 2024 Panel and Workshop Programming! There will be over 130 panels and workshops hosted in our 11th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, moderators, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Workshop Additions: The Business End of Publishing: Presenter – Lynda Rees. Authors and Creative Business Owners, You are completing a story or creating your product. Now, you must take your author hat off and don your CEO hat. You areRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes author, editor, and collections acquisition specialist for public libraries LJ Mack as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, LJ will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 11th year next July 19-21 in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore LJ’s guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes 3-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author and screenwriter Sarah Langan as Guest of Honor! Her most recent novels are A BETTER WORLD (April, 2024), which the LA Times called, “A cautionary tale of a family’s sacrifice gone wrong and a high-water mark in the career of a novelist who’s already won three Bram Stoker Awards,” and GOOD NEIGHBORS (February, 2021), which Gabino Iglesias at NPR called, “One of the creepiest, most unnerving deconstructions of American suburbia I’ve ever read.” Sarah was also one of the judges for the inaugural Shirley Jackson Award and is currently on its Board of Directors. She hasRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 is proud to announce the addition of six new workshops to our growing list of 2024 Panel and Workshop Programming! There will be over 130 panels and workshops hosted in our 11th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, moderators, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Workshop Additions: Audiobook How-To: Presenter – J.L. Hutchins. This presentation will cover things you need and need to know on how to create your own audiobook! We’ll cover equipment like microphones, software, computers and everything else needed. Jeffery will presentRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes Hugo-nominated author and editor Arlan Andrews, Sr. as a Spotlighted Guest! Arlan has been published over 500 times in more than 100 various venues around the world since first appearing in ISAAC ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE in January 1980. Arlan is best known for his 40+ stories and non-fiction pieces in Analog SF Magazine, but also recognized for appearing on the ANCIENT ALIENS TV show and YouTube podcasts. Arlan is also the founder and director of SIGMA, the science fiction think tank that provides pro bono futurism for the Federal Government and others. We are honored to have Arlan join usRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning author LMG Swain as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, LMG (Mike) Swain will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 11th year next July 19-21 in Louisville, Kentucky! An active member of OWFI, RMFW, SCBWI, HWA, SFWA, and MWA, Mike is an award-winning author of 15 YA novels from Simon & Schuster, Penguin, and Grossett & Dunlap. Mike created and wrote the Universal Monster series for Scholastic and Universal Studios, helped create Map Monsters (a British publication), is one of the contributors to the RollerCoaster Tycoon books, and ghostwrote many of the Hardy Boys CaseFilesRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 is proud to announce the addition of three new workshops to our growing list of 2024 Panel and Workshop Programming! There will be over 130 panels and workshops hosted in our 11th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, moderators, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Workshop Additions: Benefits to Writing and Publishing Across Genres: Presenter – Malinda Andrews. Breaking through the stigma of only publishing one genre with each “pen name”. The benefits of writing across genres, effective marketing for each genre, and creating longevityRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 is proud to announce the addition of three new workshops and three new panels to our growing list of 2024 Panel and Workshop Programming! There will be over 130 panels and workshops hosted in our 11th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, moderators, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Panel Additions: A Guide to Writing Fantasy: Moderator – TBA. Join in to hear fantasy authors, as they guide you through key aspects of fantasy writing. Learn why the setting is just as important, if notRead More →