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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes internationally award-winning artist, illustrator, and cover artist Echo Chernik as an Imaginator Guest! Echo’s clients include Monopoly, Hasbro, Acotar, DC, Random House, Penguin, MacMillan, Miller, Camel, Celestial Seasonings Teas, Angry Orchard, Dos Equis, Regal Cinemas, Disney, Mattel, and many more. Echo also does a great amount of work for the role playing game Shadowrun. Echo is the coordinating judge for the Illustrators of the Future Awards. Her recent work includes the Monopoly game for A Court of Thorns and Roses, the epic romantasy series from Sarah J. Maas, and twelve new covers for the latest edition of the best-selling House ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning author, publisher, game designer, and cover artist E.G. Rowley as a Spotlighted Guest! E.G. is a nationally recognized voice actor, radio host, award-winning playwright, and novelist, twice nominated for a Voice Arts Awards: Audiobook Narration of the Year – Best Voiceover. E.G. is also the co-founder of the award-winning, multi-genre independent publishing house Jumpmaster Press! We are honored to have E.G. join us for our 14th year, taking place July 23-25, 2027 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Crowne Plaza! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, comic creator, and artist Christopher Stevens as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Christopher 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 Christopher’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 (available until July 7th, walk-up availability only after that date), 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 publisher and cover artist Melissa Allen as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Melissa 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 Melissa’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 makeup FX artist and artist Yazmin Granlund as a Spotlighted Guest! Yazmin Granlund is a Los Angeles-based makeup artist now working out of Kentucky. She is an IATSE Local 798 makeup artist specializing in beauty, character design, prosthetics, and special makeup effects for film and television. She has experience working across studio features and commercial productions with companies including Paramount, Hallmark, Hulu, Apple and more. A horror movie lover, Yazmin is a co-founder at KY Creature FX, which features a team of skilled makeup artists, special makeup effects artists, prosthetic artists and creature / character designers who create practical makeup effectsRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes SFX artists, filmmakers, and haunted attraction owners Amanda and Sean “Joker” Durkin as Spotlighted Guests! The owners of the multi-award-winning haunted attraction Malice Manor, Sean and Amanda have been set design and builders, scare actors, show directors, special effects lighting, sound effects, and animations programmers.  Past highlights have included making vacuum panels for TV shows like Bones, theme parks like Six Flags, Sea World, and Nightclubs in NYC & Vegas. They have created foam sculptured fabrications for the Kentucky State Fair, Kentucky Derby festival, Gallopalooza Horses, the Mint Julep Cup, and Light Up Louisville. Amanda has also been a costume designerRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker, actor, artist, SFX artist, writer, and former pro wrestler Roni Jonah as a Spotlighted Guest! Roni landed in the top 3 actresses for a nationwide contest held by massify (dot) com and After Dark Films that began an award-winning independent filmmaking career that has seen her participation in numerous projects as a director, actor, writer, and SFX artist! She is a member of SAGA-FTRA, IATSE Local 798, and Puppeteers of America. In her wrestling career, Roni wrestled for both Ohio Valley Wrestling and Women’s Extreme Wrestling, and her television debut for Ohio Valley Wrestling had the distinction of havingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, graphic designer, artist, and web designer Nate Hoffelder as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Nate 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 Nate’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-ticketRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes editor, filmmaker, actor, artist, 3D printing artist, and prop maker Matthew Smith as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Matthew 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 Matthew’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-ticketRead More →