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The Imaginarium Convention is proud to announce the Finalists for the 2026 Imadjinn Awards! Imaginarium 2026 received a record number of nominations for this year’s Imadjinn Awards, with a big increase over our previous record set last year! All Finalists will now advance to the awards jury to determine the winners in each category. Winners will be announced live at the Imaginarium 2026 Awards Banquet, taking place on Saturday, July 18th at the Holiday Inn Louisville East! Don’t Miss the Awards Ceremony! You don’t want to miss our Awards Ceremony, so reserve your single-day or full-weekend Event Tickets for the big weekend! If you wouldRead More →

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The menu for the Imaginarium 2026 Awards Banquet has been announced, and Dinner Tickets are available for reservation on a first-come, first-serve basis! The Imaginarium 2026 Awards Banquet will take place on the evening of Saturday, July 18, 2026 and will feature an array of awards presentations, including the Imadjinn Awards, the Imaginarium 2026 Independent Film Festival Awards, the Michael Knost Wings Award, the Del Weston Excellence in Film Awards, staff awards, and the induction of new members of the Imagination Hall of Fame, in addition to several live entertainment performances . The menu for the Imaginarium 2026 Awards Banquet is as follows, with aRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 Imadjinn Awards! Titles published in 2025 are eligible to be nominated. The Imadjinn Awards will be presented live at next summer’s Awards Banquet, on Saturday, July 18th, 2026! The Imadjinn Awards are a comprehensive series of juried writing awards that recognize outstanding achievement in a broad range of genres and categories. The Imadjinn Awards have become a highly respected writing award internationally, and encompass many spheres of writing including screenwriting, comics, song lyrics, and game development, in addition to a wide array of literary categories. Two new categories, Best Western NovelRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 Awards Announced! Including the Imadjinn Awards, Film Festival Awards, Imagination Hall of Fame Inductions, Michael Knost Wings Award, and Del Weston Excellence in Film Awards! The Imaginarium 2025 Awards Banquet was held last evening, where the winners of this year’s Imadjinn Awards, Film Festival Awards, the Michael Knost Wings Award, Del Weston Excellence in Film Awards, and staff awards were announced! The Awards Ceremony also included the Imagination Hall of Fame Class of 2025 inductions! The evening featured great live entertainment, including a singing performance from Herschel Zahnd and a dance performance from Sako Tumi! The Toastmaster for the evening’s ceremonies was MichaelRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 Awards Banquet Dinner Tickets are now available for reservation, with a limited number of seatings that are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis for registered attendees! The Imaginarium 2025 Awards Banquet will take place on Saturday, July 19th, with seating beginning at 6 PM Eastern. A highlight of the Imaginarium 2025 weekend, the Awards Ceremony will feature the Imadjinn Literary Awards, the Film Festival Awards, special convention awards, the Michael Knost Wings Award, the inaugural Imagination Hall of Fame Inductions, and other areas of recognition! There will also be live entertainment, featuring multiple performers that will be announced on our site. To reserveRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 Awards Banquet DInner Tickets are now available for attendees to reserve! A limited number of seats are available on a first-come, first-serve basis! The Imaginarium 2024 Awards Banquet will feature more awards than ever, with expanded Imadjinn Awards and Film Festival Awards, Staff Awards, the 3rd Annual Michael Knost Wings Award, and more to be announced! The evening will also feature great live entertainment, with several fantastic professional acts! The Imaginarium Convention Award Banquet is always a major highlight of the Imaginarium Convention weekend! To see full menus and options, and to reserve one of the limited spaces for dinner service, please visit:Read More →

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The Imaginarium 2023 Awards Banquet was held last evening, where the winners of this year’s Imadjinn Awards, Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival Awards, the Michael Knost Wings Award, and other recognitions were announced. The evening featured great entertainment from Safiya Nawaar and World Arabesque Dance, and magician/performer John Pyka! Toastmaster Tony Acree presided over the evening, with Carrie Canatsey and Leah Pugh assisting with the handing out of the awards! Below is the full list of Imadjinn Award and Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival Award winners for 2023! Congratulations to all who were recognized as award-winners for 2023! The 2023 Imadjinn Awards Best Anthology YouRead More →

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The Imaginarium Convention is honored to announce the finalists for the 2023 Michael Knost Wings Award! The winner will announced live during the Awards Banquet held on Saturday, July 15th, as part of our 10th Anniversary celebration! Making its debut in 2022, the Michael Knost Wings Award focuses on authors of speculative and/or dark fiction, specifically authors who are up-and-coming . . . or those who have been around a while but do not get the recognition they deserve. The Michael Knost Wings Award reflects the enthusiastic dedication and support of the writing community given by the person that this award is named after: MichaelRead More →

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Important Reminder! Imadjinn Awards Nominations Deadline THIS FRIDAY, February 24th! For books published in 2022 in a broad array of categories! All finalists juried! A new category was added this year for Graphic Novels/Comic Books! Imaginarium 2023 is our 10th Anniversary, and our milestone year will feature a wonderful Awards Banquet on Saturday, July 15th, where the winners of each category will be announced live! Nominations will be open until Friday, February 24, 2023! Don’t miss out! Visit this link to see all rules and to nominate a title for the 2023 Imadjinn Awards: 2023 Imadjinn Awards Rules and Nomination FormRead More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes author, podcaster, comic creator, and magician John B. Pyka as a Spotlighted Guest! A multi-faceted creative, John is an entertainer and storyteller active in several areas, and he will be performing at the Imaginarium 2023 Awards Banquet! John’s published work includes four non-fiction books on magic, the dieselpunk Tales of the Decoverse series, and the League of Impossibilists comic series! John is also the host of the popular “Back of the Cereal Box” podcast! We are thrilled to have John join us for our 10th Anniversary, taking place July 14-16, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention,Read More →