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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning, USA Today bestselling author Lydia Sherrer as a Spotlighted Guest! Lydia is the author of the bestselling Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Universe featuring multiple series, which have sold nearly a million copies world-wide and are expanding into comic and epistolary format. Together with NYT bestselling author John Ringo, she has published the TransDimensional Hunter tetralogy, described as Ender’s Game meets Pokemon Go. We are honored to have Lydia join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky! Be sure to get your Advance Event Tickets and get ready for the best Imaginarium weekend yetRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce all remaining Official Selections, all Screenplay Finalists, and all Independent Filmmaker Spotlight Selections for the Imaginarium 2026 Independent Film Festival! Official Selections Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the rest of our Official Selections in this summer’s independent film festival! These remaining Official Selections come out of our largest field of entries ever! The following Official Selections will be screened at Imaginarium 2026 and juried for the determination of Film Festival Awards that will be presented at the Awards Banquet on the evening of Saturday, July 18th! Congratulations to all of our Official Selections! United States Official Selections BlackRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of four new Workshops and four new Panels to our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 13th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, presenters, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Workshops Added: AMA: Film Distribution and Post-Production: Presented by Roxanne Warren & Jonathan Knosp. An open Q&A session covering the realities of film distribution and post-production, with insights, advice, and practical guidance from industry professionals. (2 hrs.) Creative Collaborations: How Writers & FilmmakersRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes USA Today and Amazon bestselling author, publicist, and content creator Annie Jones as a Spotlighted Guest! Annie has had 46 books published by Harlequin, Bantam-Doubleday, HarperCollins, Guideposts, and Barret House Books. Annie is now in the process of reinventing herself in the world of nonfiction, in addition to her activity as a publicist and content creator. We are honored to have Annie join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky! Join us and meet all of our fantastic guests coming to Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket at https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-tickets/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of one new Workshop and one new Panel to our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 13th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, presenters, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Workshop Added: Crafting Cross-Genre: Presented by Sara Marian. Tired of tropes and ready for a twist? Rules were made to be broken, right? Break out of the genre box in this workshop, where we’ll talk about crafting a good story that takes aRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes filmmaker, author, screenwriter, journalist, and music critic Rebekah McAuliffe as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Rebekah will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Rebekah’s individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-tickets/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes filmmaker Rick Pate as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Rick will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Rick’s individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-tickets/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes filmmaker Russ Emanuel as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Russ will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Russ’ individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-tickets/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author, podcaster, cosplayer, musician, artist, and magician John B. Pyka as a Spotlighted Guest! John is the current producer and host of the Back of the Cereal Box pop culture podcast, with well over 300 episodes and counting! John is also the author of four books on magic, including the industry best-seller Theatrical Magic, and he has a retropunk sci-fi series, Tales of the Decoverse. John has appeared as the Gen X character Johnny Beyond, performing magic and stories in theaters, dinner theaters, comic cons, and festivals around the country! He is a three-time Champion of Magic, two-time Entertainer ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes filmmaker and actor Kathlene Ashcraft as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Kathlene will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Kathlene’s individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-tickets/Read More →