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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, screenwriter, podcaster, journalist, and paranormal investigator Ron Yacovetti as a Spotlighted Guest! Ron is a six-time author, SPR member, and Chief Communications Officer for the IDC Institute, who brings a unique blend of academic insight and a satirist’s critical eye to afterlife research. His extensive fieldwork across both US coasts informs his philosophical approach to the absurdities often found in the paranormal landscape. Yacovetti’s expertise lies in Instrumental Trans-Communication (ITC), where he revitalized the European Direct Radio Voice (DRV) methodology, evolving it into “TDSE: The Digital Séance Experience” for producing anomalous vocals from pure white noise. We are honored toRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author and poet Heather-Rose Thompson as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Heather-Rose 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 Heather-Rose’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 author and game designer Jon R. Osborne as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Jon 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 Jon’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 author, filmmaker, screenwriter, poet, and actor Sheridan C. Hall as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Sheridan 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 Sheridan’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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We would like to express our gratitude to Heather M. Floyd for becoming an Imaginarium 2026 Individual Patron! The support of our Individual Patrons help us to develop, grow, and make new additions to the Imaginarium Convention, and help us advance our mission “to foster and inspire imagination, one creative at a time. Create and make your world everything you imagine it to be.” If you would like support our mission and join our group of Imaginarium 2026 Individual Patrons, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/become-an-imaginarium-2026-individual-patron/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of five 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 Panels Added: Crafting Songs for Story and Stage: Moderator – TBA. This panel dives into the craft of songwriting from a writer’s perspective. Whether you are writing lyrics to be read on a page in a novel or composed for a musical score, learn how to balanceRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author K. L. Bone as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, K. L. 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 K. L.’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 international bestselling author and lecturer Dacre Stoker as an Imaginator Guest! Dacre is the great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker and the international bestselling co-author of Dracula the Un-Dead,  the official Stoker family endorsed sequel to Dracula! He is also the co-author of Dracul, a prequel to Dracula, that was published by Putnam in North America, Penguin Random House in the UK, as well as publishers in numerous other countries, with film rights sold to Paramount Studios. A former Olympic modern pentathlon coach, Dacre manages the Bram Stoker Estate and regularly conducts international tours and lectures about the world of Bram Stoker, his writing ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, editor, and publisher James O. Barnes as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, James 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 James’ individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, editor, comic creator, screenwriter, and story coach Jeri Fay Maynard, and author, editor, publisher, screenwriter, and filmmaker Scott Macmann, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Jeri and Scott 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 their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below!Read More →