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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, and screenwriter Barbara V. Evers as a Spotlighted Guest! A two-time Imadjinn Best Fantasy Novelist, Barbara has won several awards for her writing over the years, including a Pushcart Prize nomination! Her short stories and essays have appeared in multiple literary journals, and also in her short story collections, Pieces of Her: Being a Woman is Not for the Faint of Heart and the recently released, The Nature of the Beast. Barbara is a supporter and advocate for animal conservation and contributes a portion of her royalties to support the work of The Giraffe Conservation Foundation! Barbara alsoRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author and editor Lawrence Weill, and author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and podcaster Melissa Goodman, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Lawrence and Melissa 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 actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, podcaster, and author Santiago Cirilo as a Spotlighted Guest! Many will recognize Santiago from some very popular roles he has performed in major TV series such as The Walking Dead and Nashville! Santiago is also a Podcaster for HiYah Nation, healing mental health with motivation and humor through entertainment. Santiago also starred as a paranormal investigator for the TV show 24 hours in Hell: A Paranormal Journey Through Hell House. In the past, Santiago had a highly successful career at world-renowned Gibson Guitars that saw him become the only builder for Chet Akins guitars, in addition to buildingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author, filmmaker, podcaster, and screenwriter Dwan L. Hearn, and author, publisher, and book blogger Lynda Rees, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Dwan and Lynda 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 screenwriter Ryan David Jahn as a Spotlighted Guest! Ryan David Jahn is the author of seven novels, including Acts of Violence, which won the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey dagger; The Dispatcher, which has been ordered to series by Apple TV; and The Last Tomorrow. He also wrote “All This Distant Beauty,” a short story selected for inclusion in the prestigious The Best American Mystery Stories anthology for 2020. Ryan is also producer of the film The Bad Shepherd, currently available on Hulu. We are honored to have Ryan join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19 , 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author and screenwriter Carol Preflatish, and author K. Rose, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Carol and K. 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, publisher, screenwriter, and podcaster Tony Acree as a Spotlighted Guest! Tony is the author of the award-winning Victor McCain thrillers. Two streaming shows, one based on his Victor McCain thrillers, and the other on his Samantha Tyler thrillers, will be produced by Dark Harbor Pictures. In addition, his screenplay, Songs of Bloody Harlan has been optioned for the silver screen by Jamezz Hampton and 1209 Productions. Tony’s award-winning publishing house, Hydra Publications, features several imprints spanning several genres of fiction in addition to poetry! A member of the Imagination Hall of Fame, Tony is the host of the IndependentRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician John Palisano as a Spotlighted Guest! Winner of a Bram Stoker Award®, an Imadjinn Award, and a Yog Soggoth Award, and a Rondo Hatton Award nominee, John has been published and appeared in such notable venues as Vanity Fair, The Log Angeles Times, Blumhouse Online, Cemetery Dance, Fangoria, and more. His screenplays have won acclaim as finalists in Shriekfest, Project Greenlight, Latent Image, and more. His professional career started with an internship and work with Ridley Scott & Associates, then with director Marcus Nispel, Tony Bon Jovi, and more. He recently served as President ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, screenwriter, filmmaker, and podcaster James Sabata as a Spotlighted Guest! A multi-award winner, James is the author of several novels, short stories, and screenplays in the horror/dark fiction genres. James is the founder and director of Spirited Giving, a pop-up horror-themed fundraiser helping local communities. James was also a co-host of TheNecronomi.Com, a popular weekly podcast analyzing horror films as social commentary that had over one million downloads. We are honored to have James join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes screenwriter and filmmaker Craig Urquhart as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Craig will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 12th year, July 18-20, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore his individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below!Read More →