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Imaginarium 2027 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. His screenwriting honors include awards from the L.A. Film Awards and Imaginarium, where The Dead Man’s Flood most recently won Best Long Format Screenplay. Tony’s award-winning publishing house, Hydra Publications, features several imprintsRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and comic creator Devin Hylton as a Spotlighted Guest! Devin is a two-time Imadjinn Award winner, as well as a second-place finisher in the inaugural Arlan Andrews, Sr. Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Story Challenge. Devin has placed in Oscar-qualifying film festivals including Cinequest, Hollyshorts, and Flickers. He also won awards as diverse as, The Dark Fest, Gen Con, and Treasure Coast. His first feature film, The Repairman, won numerous awards internationally and screened on multiple continents. Devin has also published several graphic novels from companies as diverse as Markosia Enterprises and Arcana Studio! In addition, some propertiesRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes content creator, filmmaker, and podcaster Chris Flanigan as a Spotlighted Guest! His company TN2M Shows was created in 2015 on a single podcast and has grown to include several podcasts, a YouTube channel, live events, and so much more! The podcasts are heard in 41 countries, and the TN2M Shows YouTube page has grown to over 192,000 subscribers. Whether it’s shorts, long form videos, podcasts, or even feature length productions, Chris is always pushing to find his next creative outlet! We are honored to have Chris join us for our 14th year, taking place July 23-25, 2027 in Louisville, Kentucky atRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning author, artist, poet, and journalist Gabrielle Faust as a Spotlighted Guest! Gabrielle has predominantly focused her work within the dystopian cyberpunk horror, horror, and dark fantasy genres for her long-form work including short stories, novels, and novellas. Crowned “Vampire Royalty of New Orleans” in 2010, she is best known for her post-apocalyptic vampire series Eternal Vigilance which received high international praise by critics and readers alike. Her work as an entertainment journalist and editorial illustrator has appeared in dozens of publications including Weird Tales Magazine, Austin Food & Wine Magazine, SyFy, Blastr, Fear Zone, Girls & Corpses Magazine, Revelator, andRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning author, filmmaker, podcaster, screenwriter, and playwright Amy Leigh McCorkle as a Spotlighted Guest! a 4x Telly, Silver Davey, ISA, World Entertainment Award-winning filmmaker and is one half of Healing Hands Entertainment. With over 40 published works and 40+ produced films Amy is also a fierce mental health advocate. Amy is the author of the international  #1 Amazon Bestseller Letters to Daniel. Currently, the sequel to Letters to Daniel, Letters to Matthew, is in development, She has a 2 picture deal with Fish4Him Entertainment, and is partnering with NAMI of Louisville on the documentary Hope Reimagined: One Woman’s Journey Overcoming Stigma.Read More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, publisher, and book reviewer Chris Helvey as a Spotlighted Guest! An award-winning short story writer, poet, and novelist, Chris has penned more than a dozen novels and multiple short story collections. His latest book, The Bind Man and the Midget (a short-story collection), was recently released by Trajectory Press, He is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Trajectory Journal and also a founding member of the Bluegrass Writers Coalition. We are honored to have Chris join us for our 14th year, taking place July 23-25, 2027 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Crowne Plaza! For further information on the ImaginariumRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes author, podcaster, and bookstore owner Lynn Tincher as a Spotlighted Guest! Lynn is a published author, writing coach, podcaster, and owner of From the Ground Up Books, with two locations in La Grange and Shepherdsville, Kentucky! Passionate about supporting storytellers, she works to create opportunities for authors and inspire the next generation of writers through community programs, events, and PenCrafters, the mentorship program for authors of all genres! Lynn is a multi-genre author whose work includes the Mind Bending thrillers, the forthcoming young adult fantasy Winberie Journals, and the Everyday Magic spirituality series. She also, leads the John B Tincher andRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician John Palisano as a Spotlighted Guest! The 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 Los 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. John served as President ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes author and podcaster Eva Vertrice as a Spotlighted Guest! Eva is the co-host of the highly acclaimed Vamp Chart With Dan & Eva podcast, which has featured many prominent figures from the entertainment world such as Oscar-winning SFX artist Ve Neill, author Dacre Stoker, NYT bestselling author P.C. Cast, #1 NYT bestselling author J.R. Ward, Hollywood SFX artist Sven Granlund, and many more! Eva is the author of A Fury and A Hellish Fury, the first two novels in The Fury Trilogy She is currently writing the final installment in the The Fury Trilogy, A Heavenly Fury, while also working onRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes book coach and editor Nicole Whisler as a Spotlighted Guest! Nicole is the founder of Fantasy Footsteps, a book coaching program designed to help writers craft stories that resonate. She runs a thriving Facebook community for fantasy writers and has been recognized as a leading book coach by the Coach Foundation. Nicole also hosts regular writing sprints and has presented workshops for David Farland’s Apex Writers Alliance. She serves as an instructor and mentor at David Rank’s annual Novel Bookcamp in Wisconsin, and leads trainings on storytelling and craft for ProWritingAid. In addition, she is a member of the Editorial FreelancersRead More →