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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and musician Herschel Zahnd as a Spotlighted Guest! Herschel Zahnd has over two decades of experience spanning theater, film, television, and music! As the founder of Renegade Art Productions, Herschel has led the production of hundreds of commercials, music videos, short films, documentaries, and pilots. His work has appeared on Bravo, TLC, and in collaborations with clients like Forbes Magazine, Maker’s Mark, and Time Inc. Herschel is also a passionate vocalist—touring for over 15 years as “Young Blue Eyes,” performing classic hits from the Great American Songbook. He also channels his creative energy into cosplay and prop-making, usingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, publisher, and comic creator Brian K. Morris as a Spotlighted Guest! Also the host of a YouTube Channel focused on the creative world, Brian’s work has appeared in many New Pulp publications, as well as his own Rising Tide Publications and Freelance Words imprint. He ahs also written for Stormgate Press, Becky Books, Pro Se Press, Crazy 8 Press, and Blue Planet Press, with more to come. Besides editing Eric Hawkins’ comic book series, The Zombieful World of Oz (Stone Door Studios), Brian serves as an editorial consultant for several other independent comic book publishers. He has alsoRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning, bestselling author and literary agent Stephanie Hansen as a Spotlighted Guest! Stephanie has won both the PenCraft and Global Book Award. Her debut novella series, Altered Helix, hit the #1 New Release, #1 Best Seller, and other top 100 lists on Amazon, and is now being adapted to an animated story for Tales. Her debut novel, Replaced Parts, was featured in a Forbes article, hit Amazon bestseller lists, and made the Apple young adult coming soon bestsellers list. Stephanie represents authors with their debut novels and New York Times-bestsellers, and she has brokered deals with small presses, mid-size publishers, majorRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes cover artist, artist, author, comic creator, and filmmaker Glenn Porzig as a Spotlighted Guest! The creator of the comic book heroine Ace of Diamonds, Glenn had a career of over twenty years in the television industry that included two highly rated specials for SyFy channel. He also illustrated over 130 cards for Topps’ Star Wars trading card sets, and did illustrations for a Stranger Things set, in addition to being the author of the highly acclaimed Darkness Unbound Series. Currently, Glenn produces dynamic book trailers through OtherWorldsVideo.com, and uses his design and illustration skills to create eye-catching book covers for authorsRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning, bestselling author, editor, and publisher Jason Cordova as a Spotlighted Guest! A Navy veteran and former teacher, Jason is the author of over two dozen novels across several genres, including YA, horror, science fiction, and urban fantasy! His work has also been featured in over forty anthologies. An Associate Editor at Baen Books, Jason has received several awards and recognitions, including an Imadjinn Award in 2024. He is both a John W. Campbell Award and Dragon Award Finalist. We are honored to have Jason participate with us for our 12th year, taking place July 18-20, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky! ForRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author, poet, and publisher Paul Stansbury as a Spotlighted Guest! Paul is the author of the four volume Inversion short story collection series and Down By the Creek – Ripples and Reflections. Over one hundred and thirty of his works have been published. His poetry has appeared in Kentucky Monthly, The Rising Phoenix Review, Young Ravens Literary Review, Strange Poetry, Fairy Tale Magazine, Songs of Eretz Poetry Review, and others. He is also the Scheduling Coordinator for The Jeanne Penn Lane Celebration of Kentucky Writers, and the owner of Sheppard Press. We are honored to have Paul participate with us forRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author, playwright, and podcaster WC Turck as a Spotlighted Guest! WC is also an artist, photojournalist, music and art historian, radio host, and the author of six books! His novel, “Broken- One Soldier’s Unexpected Journey Home,” was recommended by the National Association of Mental Health Institutes (NAMI) for its treatment of PTSD. WC’s upcoming play, Sunrises with Vivian, is a recollection of conversations with famed street photographer, Vivian Maier. He is the host of “Chicago Writes,” the podcast of the Chicago Writers Association! We are honored to have WC participate with us for our 12th year, taking place July 18-20, 2025Read More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes publisher and game designer 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 participate with us for our 12th year, taking place July 18-20, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the ImaginariumRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author and screenwriter Elizabeth Bevarly as a Spotlighted Guest! Elizabeth is the author of more than eighty books and five screenplays. Elizabeth’s books have been translated into two dozen languages and sold in three dozen countries, and she has won several industry awards! Elizabeth currently writes romance for Harlequin Special Edition but has also published single title romantic comedies and trade paper women’s fiction. We are honored to have Elizabeth participate with us for our 12th year, taking place July 18-20, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, pleaseRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning author and musician Vonn McKee as a Spotlighted Guest! Vonn is a Western Writers of America Spur winner and two-time finalist for short fiction. Now based in Nashville, she won the 2024 Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award. Vonn is also an accomplished singer and musician, and recorded for MCA and toured nationally for several years, including two Grand Ole Opry guest appearances. We are honored to have Vonn participate with us for our 12th year, taking place July 18-20, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →