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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning author and editor Michael Knost as Toastmaster! A Bram Stoker Award-winning editor and author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, westerns, and supernatural thrillers, Michael has written in many different genres and helmed several anthologies. Recently, Michael won a Will Rogers Medallion Award for his Western short story “Come Necessary,” published in the anthology Four Guns & Sixteen Trails by Lawless Trails Press. As an instructor, Michael has taught writing classes and workshops at several colleges, conventions, and online, and his novel, Return of the Mothman, was made into a feature film that premiered in 2022! Michael is a member ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 welcomes #1 NYT and #1 USA Today bestselling, award-winning author P.C. Cast as an Imaginator Guest! P.C. has more than 30 million books in print in over 40 countries. The author of the enormously successful House of Night Series, now being made into feature films, she is also known for her Goddess Summoning and Partholon series. Her novels have been awarded the prestigious Oklahoma Book Award, YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, Booksellers’ Best, and many, many more! P.C. is a member of the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame. We are honored to have P.C. join us forRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes international bestselling author and lecturer Dacre Stoker as a Spotlighted Guest! Dacre is the great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker and the international bestselling co-author of Dracula the Un-Dead,  the official Stoker family endorsed sequel to Dracula! Dacre is also the co-author of Dracul, a prequel to Dracula, that was published by Putnam in North America, Penguin Random House in the UK, as well as publishers in numerous other countries, with film rights sold to Paramount Studios. A former Olympic modern pentathlon coach, Dacre manages the Bram Stoker Estate and regularly conducts international tours and lectures about the world of Bram Stoker, his writing ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning and international bestselling thriller author A.G. Mock as a Spotlighted Guest! A.G. was voted Author of the Year in the 2025 Bookstagram Awards, and he earned a Publisher’s Weekly BookLife Editor’s pick for his psychological thriller, Now is the Time of Monsters. He is a two-time American Fiction Awards winner for his debut novel, The Little Woods! His growing fanbase of readers have made each of his books a #1 bestseller on Amazon’s horror and thriller charts in the US, UK, and Canada! A.G. is an active working member of the International Thriller Writers (ITW), the Horror Writers Association (HWA), and AllianceRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of two new Panels 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 Panels Added: Rewrite the Century: An Interactive Alternate History Panel: Moderator – TBA. Bring your imagination and your favorite “What Ifs!” In this interactive session, a panel of speculative fiction authors will take a historical turning point suggested by the audience and buildRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of three new Workshops 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 Workshops Added: Adding Intrigue & Action to Your Writing: Presented by Don Bentley. How to add intrigue and action to your writing by crafting effective scenes. We will focus on a scene’s critical elements and anatomy, plotting and pacing, and effective editing. Amazon’s Coveted #1 Bestseller Flag—HowRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of four new Workshops and one new Panel 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 Workshops Added: Diversification Strategies to Build an Ironclad Author Career: Presented by Lydia Sherrer. Come learn proven strategies for diversifying your operations and exploiting your IP to the fullest in order to create stability and longevity for your career. As the independent authorRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of four new Workshops and four new Panels 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 Workshops Added: AMA: Film Distribution and Post-Production: Presented by Roxanne Warren & Jonathan Knosp. An open Q&A session covering the realities of film distribution and post-production, with insights, advice, and practical guidance from industry professionals. (2 hrs.) Creative Collaborations: How Writers & FilmmakersRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of one new Workshop and one new Panel 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 Workshop Added: Crafting Cross-Genre: Presented by Sara Marian. Tired of tropes and ready for a twist? Rules were made to be broken, right? Break out of the genre box in this workshop, where we’ll talk about crafting a good story that takes aRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of two new Workshops and one new Panel 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 Workshops Added: Horror & Comedy: Adding Levity to the Darkness. Presented by Scott Sigler. From the razor-sharp wit of Shaun of the Dead to the irreverent bite of Christopher Moore’s You Suck: A Love Story and the genre-defining balance of Buffy the VampireRead More →