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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 →

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Dinner Tickets for the Imaginarium 2023 Awards Banquet are now available! The Awards Banquet, which takes place on Saturday, July 15th, is a major highlight of the Imaginarium Convention weekend! The Imadjinn Literary Awards, the Film Festival Awards, special convention awards, the Michael Knost Wings Award, and other areas of recognition will be made during the awards ceremony.  In addition, the Awards Banquet will feature great live entertainment from multiple performers! To see further information and to reserve Dinner Tickets, please use the link below: Awards Banquet Dinner Tickets and InformationRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 is proud to announce our Screenplay Finalists! All finalists listed will be juried for our awards, to be announced live at the Awards Banquet held during the Imaginarium 2022 weekend, on Saturday, July 9th! Juried Screenplay awards are recognized in both the Imadjinn Awards as well as our awards in the Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival! A winner and two runners-up will be named in both the Long Format Screenplay and Short Format Screenplay categories. We received our highest volume of entries ever through our platforms at FilmFreeway and the International Screenwriters’ Association, making this year’s field the most competitive yet! Here isRead More →

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The Imaginarium Convention is honored to announce a new annual award that will be given for the first time during the Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet! The Michael Knost Wings Award will focus 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 exciting new award is named after: Michael Knost. Michael Knost is the 2015 recipient of the Horror Writers Association’s Silver HammerRead More →

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Dinner Tickets are now available for the Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet! A highlight of the Imaginarium Convention weekend, the Awards Banquet features the Imadjinn Awards, Film Festival Awards, and live entertainment. Plated dinner service is available, with Dinner Tickets reserved in advance on a first-come, first-serve basis. (There is additional seating available for attendees wanting to see the awards who do not want dinner service). Gluten-free and vegetarian options are available, and there will be a cash bar for those desiring adult beverages. Attendees who would like dinner service during the Awards Banquet should visit the link below to see the full menus and purchaseRead More →

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Congratulations to all who participated in Imaginarium 2021 and those who won awards! Below is the full list of award-winners announced at last night’s Imaginarium 2021 Awards Banquet! Film Festival Awards Best Character Development:  Snorrie (Mustachio) Best Plot:  Koreatown Ghost Story Best Soundtrack:  Sudden Death Best Screenplay:  Koreatown Ghost Story Best SFX:    The Misadventures of Ichabod Crane   Best Cinematography:  Koreatown Ghost Story Best Costume Design:  The Misadventures of Ichabod Crane Best Sound Design:  Sudden Death Best Editing:  Koreatown Ghost Story Best Directing:  Koreatown Ghost Story Best Acting:  Snorrie (Mustachio) Best Web Series:   Best Web Series:   ParaGenex Season 1 Runner-up: Recovery Unplugged w/Anabelle and Lureen BestRead More →