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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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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 2026 is proud to announce the addition of two new categories for the Imadjinn Awards! Imadjinn Awards for Best Magazine/Periodical and Best Western Novel will be presented among the array of categories recognized 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. Nominations will be openedRead 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 is proud to announce the Imaginarium 2025 Screenplay Finalists! The following Finalists, selected from our largest field of entries yet, will be juried for the determination of awards, with screenplay awards recognized both in the Film Festival and Imadjinn Awards! Awards will be presented at the Awards Banquet on the evening of Saturday, July 19th! Congratulations to all of our outstanding Finalists! Long Format Screenplay Finalists Blood Ties – Steve Farris Boondocks – B.D. Prince Brothers – Thomas Moore Christmas Cards – Joseph Anthony Francis Exodus – Mick Williams Getting Back – Haven Garber Ice Fire – A.M. Mason, Leslie Ann Moore LifeboatRead More →

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We are excited to announce that the 2025 Imadjinn Award Nominations are open! 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. New categories introduced for 2025 are Best Middle Grade Novel and Best Cross-Genre Novel. 2025 Imadjinn Awards will be given for the following categories: Best Romance Novel Best Thriller Novel Best Mystery Novel Best ScienceRead More →

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The Imaginarium 2024 Awards Banquet was held last evening, where the winners of this year’s Imadjinn Awards, Film Festival Awards, the Michael Knost Wings Award, and other recognitions were announced! The Imagination Hall of Fame was also announced, along with revealing 8 members of the inaugural inductee class who will be formally inducted at Imaginarium 2025! The evening featured great entertainment from John B. Pyka, Sako Tumi, and Bette Lamb. Toastmaster Michael Knost presided over the evening, with awards handed out by Wayne Pederson. Below is the full list of award-winners for 2024! Congratulations to all who were recognized and celebrated at this year’s AwardsRead More →

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The Imaginarium Convention is proud to announce the Finalists for the 2024 Imadjinn Awards! Finalists for the 2024 Imadjinn Awards were selected from the largest field of nominations ever in the 11-year history of the Imaginarium Convention! All Finalists will now advance to the awards jury to determine the winners in each category. Winners will be announced live at the Imaginarium 2024 Awards Banquet, taking place on Saturday, July 20th at the Holiday Inn Louisville East! Be sure to get your single-day or full-weekend Event Tickets for the big weekend, and a limited number of Dinner Tickets are still available for the awards ceremony! TheRead More →

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Nominations are now open for the 2024 Imadjinn Awards! This comprehensive series of juried writing awards recognizes outstanding achievement in a broad range of genres and categories. In addition to a wide array of literary categories, The Imadjinn Awards encompass many spheres of writing including screenwriting, comics, song lyrics, and game development. The 2024 Imadjinn Award-winners will be announced live at the Imaginarium 2024 Awards Banquet that will be held in the evening on Saturday, July 20th, 2024. To see rules and guidelines, and to nominate a title, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/imadjinn-award/Read More →