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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: Be The 10%: Presenter – Hallee Bridgeman. Agents and editors say that 80%-90% of the submissions they receive aren’t even able to be edited to the point of publication. If you consider that the “best” an author has to submit is what is sent toRead More →

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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 is proud to announce the addition of four new Panels and two new Workshops and 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 Bulletproofing Your Plot: Building Inconsistency-Free Worlds: Moderator – TBA. The best way to fix a plot hole is to never fall into one. This panel dives into the structural foundations that keep a story airtight. We will discuss the importanceRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of two new Workshops and 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: Developing Deep Point of View: Presenter – DiAnn Mills. Deep point of view helps the writer to show rather than tell, but the technique is more about creating a close relationship between the character and reader. One character experiences the scene, and that characterRead 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: Stress, Conflict, and Transformation: Testing Characters Under Pressure: Presenter – John Morgan Risner. Once a character is built, the real test begins: pressure. This advanced companion workshop shows writers how to reveal true character through conflict, escalating stakes, moral dilemmas, andRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of two 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: Create Memorable Characters. Presenter – Rebecka Vigus. Leverage a 3-Step Process to Create Memorable Characters…Every writer wants to have repeat readers. Readers help put you on the best-selling lists. You want to have characters your readers will remember after the book ends. This will keepRead More →

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The Marathonarium 4 Premium Short Story Workshop is now open for sign-ups! The Marathonarium 4 workshop will feature a full writing session and short story workshop where participating authors can write in any genre and have the completed story featured in the fourth Marathonarium Anthology, which will be released in print and eBook editions! In addition, the stories are non-exclusive in regard to the anthology release and can be used right away by the authors for any project that they wish! The workshop will take place on Thursday, July 16th, during the Imaginarium 2026 week! Award-winning author and editor Stephen Zimmer is returning to serveRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 is proud to announce the addition of two new Workshops to our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 12th 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: Build It and They Will Come: Launching an Author Platform that Attracts Readers: Presenter – Ed Downes. In this 50-minute workshop, debut novelist and publishing marketing strategist Ed Downes will guide writers through the essential components of building and launching an author platform designed toRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 is proud to announce the addition of two new special Events, one new Workshop, and a new Panel our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 12th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! Be sure to get your Advance Event Tickets so that you can access all of these great programming additions! The titles, presenters, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Special Events Added: The Rapture at Silver Coin – Audio Movie World Premiere, Followed by a Q&A: Presented by writer DevinRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 is proud to announce the addition of eighteen new Workshops and three new Panels to our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 12th 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: All You Need Is Word: Presenter – R.C. Reid. For beginning authors and folks who like to keep things simple and cheap, this workshop walks through specific features of Microsoft Word, with plenty of real-life examples and demonstrations, which can makeRead More →