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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of one new Panel and one new Workshop to our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 13th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, presenters, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Panel Added Slushfest: Moderator – Barbara V. Evers. Writers anonymously submit the first page, double-spaced, of a work in progress. It’s read aloud, and panelists (agents, publishers, editors, authors) raise their hands at the point when they would stop reading. Once half theRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author and psychic medium Christopher J. Brown as a Spotlighted Guest! Chris is a nationally recognized psychic medium from Maine whose work has taken him from intimate one-on-one readings to stages, television, and some of the most haunted locations in America. Chris was featured on a web series called “Soul-Searching with Psychic medium Christopher,” and he was even featured on a billboard in Times Square, New York City! His mediumship has been showcased on truTV, bringing his work to national audiences, and he is the author of a book,  “I F#cking Knew It,” that shares his personal journey, spiritual insights, andRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, artist, graphic designer, and cosplayer Jennifer Noran as a Spotlighted Guest! Jennifer is well-known as Captain Medea Asherah, of the popular steampunk-themed cosplay group The Airship Caduceus, and also as the Queen Bee of Queen City Steam! As a graphic designer and artist, Jennifer has created designs for many groups such as the Kentucky Steampunk Society, The Chicago Steampunk Exposition, The Traveling Revelers, and her own airship! After running The International Steampunk Symposium in 2023, Jennifer moved forth from that adventure as the Queen Bee of Queen City Steam, an exciting new venture creating events throughout Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, poet, and podcaster Erynn Crittenden, and author, filmmaker, screenwriter, and comic creator John Morgan Risner, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Erynn and John 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 →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Chris Enss as an Imaginator Guest! Chris has been writing about women of the Old West for more than thirty years.  She has penned more than fifty published books on the subject.   Her work has been honored with nine Will Rogers Medallion Awards, two Elmer Kelton Book Awards, an Oklahoma Center for the Book Award, three Foreword Review Magazine Book Awards, the Laura Downing Journalism Award, and a Willa Cather Award from Women Writing the West for scholarly nonfiction.   We are honored to have Chris join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19 ,Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, editor, and book reviewer Richard Cartwright, and author, editor, publisher, and crafter Angelia Sparrow, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Richard and Angelia 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 →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes internationally acclaimed guitarist and musician Ben Lacy as a Spotlighted Guest! A true guitar virtuoso who plays in a wide range of styles including jazz, funk, dance, rock, metal, another others, Ben can often be found at the summer and winter NAMM shows. Ben has performed with such musical greats such as Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, George Duke, Joey DeFrancesco, and Phil Keaggy, has shared the bill with Frank Gambale and Tommy Emmanuel, and has opened for artists such as Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Victor Wooten, Tom Keifer, Shooter Jennings, and Leon Russell. Ben had the honor of handingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author and editor Leah Pugh, and author, screenwriter, filmmaker, actor, and musician Rose Marie Machario, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Leah and Rose 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 →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, podcaster, and journalist S.A. Bradley, and author, editor, publisher, actor, and journalist Paul J. Hoffman, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, S.A. and Paul 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 →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author and poet Michael Williams as a Spotlighted Guest! Michael is one of the original authors in the bestselling DRAGONLANCE Series with the novels “Weasel’s Luck” and “Galen Beknighted,” Michael is also the author of “Arcady,” a novel singled out for praise by Locus and Asimov’s magazines. Michael’s most recent work includes the acclaimed mythic fiction City Quartet, an ambitious literary work that includes four volumes that may be read in any order, with four stories that intertwine! Michael has a Ph.D. in Humanities, and he taught until 2022 at the University of Louisville, where he focused on the ModernRead More →