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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes literary agent Rose Betancourt as a Spotlighted Guest! Rose is the owner and principal agent of Betancourt Literary, bringing more than twenty years of experience in the publishing industry as both an agent and a USA Today bestselling author! Rose is particularly drawn to psychological thrillers with a dark twist, layered mysteries, and stories that explore obsession, secrets, and moral ambiguity. She has a deep love for Southern and Southern Gothic fiction, especially novels that lean into atmosphere, complex female characters, and a sense of place that feels almost alive. She also represents select romance projects, particularly those with emotional depth,Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes Literary Agent Cherry Weiner as a Spotlighted Guest! Cherry has been been agenting since 1977, when she left the Robert P. Mills Agency. Cherry started out by handling science fiction, fantasy, and horror. She now handles all genres of fiction and a good number of fairly well-known authors in the field of Horror, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Westerns, Native American novels and Historical novels. Cherry now works with between forty to fifty authors and sells to all publishing houses, the big 4 as well as smaller publishing houses throughout the U.S.A., and also to foreign markets We are honoredRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, artist, and poet Darlene Franklin Campbell, and author and literary agent Ritu Anand, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Darlene and Ritu 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 →