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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes publisher, game designer, and marketing director David Sherrer as a Spotlighted Guest! David, who once owned a gaming store, is the Marketing Director and Lead Game Designer of Chenoweth Press! David is the designer of the popular indie game “Cat Magic: The Game” which raised over $50,000 through crowdfunding support and draws inspiration from the popular “Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus” book series from Lydia Sherrer that has sold close to a million copies to date. We are honored to have David join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky! Be sure to get yourRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly announces Steve Jackson, founder of Steve Jackson Games, as an Imaginator Guest! Elected to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame, Steve has received 12 Origins Awards, as well as numerous other honors, for game design. His company, Steve Jackson Games, is one of the most successful game publishers in the industry. His current mega-hit is the card game Munchkin, which has a Steam version available for online play, and current projects include various Munchkin follow-ups, a new edition of Car Wars, and the ongoing republication of his first RPG, The Fantasy Trip. We are thrilled and honored to have Steve join usRead More →

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Eight brand new panels have just been added to the growing list of programming for Imaginarium 2023! New Panels added include: Adapting a Book To Film Employment Options for Writers How to Distribute Your Film How to Write a Game Module How to Write a Fascinating Short Story Publicity and Marketing for Today’s Book Market Writing Faith-Based Fiction Writing YA To see the full descriptions for these and all of our current, confirmed programming, visit the link below! Be sure to check back, as many more new panels and workshops will be added soon! Full List of 2023 Panels and WorkshopsRead More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes author, game designer, podcaster, cosplayer, and photographer Scott Cox as a Spotlighted Guest! Scott has published game modules on DriveThruRPG for both Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest, in addition to designing boardgames. Scott is also a podcast host, a partner for two local gaming conventions in the Lexington/Cincinnati area (Lexington Gaming Convention, CinCityCon Gaming Convention), and a principle member of the Western Kentucky Ghostbusters cosplay group. We are excited to have Scott join us for our 10th Anniversary, taking place July 14-16, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes video game industry pioneer, technologist, and author Howard Scott Warshaw as an Imaginator Guest! One of the original Atari software programmers who was behind some of the biggest selling games at the dawn of the console gaming industry, such as Yars Revenge, Indiana Jones, and E.T., Howard was featured in the popular documentary Atari: Game Over, and he regularly appears in shows about the history of video games. With a brand new book out, Once Upon Atari: How I Made History by Killing an Industry, Howard will have many great insights, advice, and stories to share with the virtual event participantsRead More →

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Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome the Louisville Anime Community! Attendees can look forward to new Anime content all throughout the Imaginarium Convention weekend, from the gaming room, to the independent film festival, to the Book Fair and Expo, and in the programming! Anime is an important and beloved part of the storytelling universe and we are excited to be celebrating it with the Louisville Anime Community! The Louisville Anime Community is a fan group organization that participates in a wide array of events and activities, in addition to hosting many of its own. From educational panels, to gaming, screenings, cosplay, and much, much more,Read More →

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The schedule of hosted, table-top RPG games, demos with game designers, hours for open gaming, and more has been posted! The Imaginarium Convention is hosted by Bloat Games. Retro video game stations from Retro Rewind LLC will be located in the main gaming room and will be available during open gaming hours! See the link below for full information. http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/gaming-2018/Read More →

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The Imaginarium Convention is proud to welcome Retro Rewind, a great retro gaming store that is coming aboard with us to run several retro gaming stations as part of Imaginarium 2018’s Gaming Area! Attendees can look forward to having a lot of fun revisiting and exploring some classic gaming systems throughout the Imaginarium weekend! Retro Rewind is going to be a wonderful addition to the Imaginarium family and we are thrilled to have them joining us! About Retro Rewind: Retro Rewind LLC is Lexington’s retro gaming HQ. dealing in Atari, Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, Xbox, collectibles, and accessories, plus so much more! Offering wide variety ofRead More →

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The dates for the third annual Imaginarium Convention are October 7-9 of 2016, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The nation’s premier creative writing convention, Imaginarium 2016 will continue the mission to provide exceptional programming in a welcoming and enjoyable atmosphere. Expanded gaming, the film festival, music events, the costume contest/masquerade, expo, and more will take place with well over 100 panels and a series of workshops at the center covering all aspects of writing, publishing, screenwriting, game design and more! Be sure to also get ready for the debut of the Imadjinns, a series of new literary awards! To celebrate Imaginarium 2016,Read More →

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Browse and keep up with all that’s happening at Imaginarium 2015 using your smartphone! EventBase is a downloadable app for smart phones. The Imaginarium schedule is available on it and will be kept up to date throughout the event. Anyone can download The EventBase App from either the google play or itunes stores. Links to download the App on different platforms can also be found here: http://free.eventbase.com/download For Imaginarium 2015 on EventBase, here is the direct link: http://free.eventbase.com/event/eventbase/imaginarium-convention/  Read More →