The 2026 Imadjinn Awards Nominations Are Open!
Nomination form below, be sure to read the Rules and Stipulations on this page!
Imaginarium 2026 is our 13th year, and we will be hosting our Awards Banquet on Saturday, July 18th, 2026, where the 2026 Imadjinn Award Winners and Film Festival Winners will be announced live!
About the Imadjinn Awards: First awarded at Imaginarium 2015, in our 2nd year, the Imadjinn Awards are a comprehensive series of juried writing awards that recognize outstanding achievement in a broad range of genres and categories.
They have become a highly respected writing award internationally, and encompass many spheres of writing including screenwriting, comics, song lyrics, and game development, in addition to a wide array of literary categories.
The next group of Imadjinn Awards will be announced and presented at Imaginarium 2026 on Saturday, July 18th, 2026 at the Awards Banquet that evening.
Rules and Stipulations for the 2026 Imadjinn Awards
- Books nominated must have been published for the first time between January 1st, 2025 and December 31st, 2025 to be eligible. Reprints published during that time frame are not eligible for these awards, unless the reprint has been out of print for at least 20 years and is part of a collection/anthology released within our required dates of entry.
- Nominations of a title must be made by the publisher, the author, or an official representative of the publisher such as a PA, literary agent, or manager.
- All nominees must be prepared to expedite eBook copies of titles in ePub and PDF formats for the awards jury if selected to be a finalist. You will have one week upon notification to deliver files for our jury.
- Multiple titles by the same author may be submitted in a single category.
- A title may only be entered in a single category. Please choose the category most appropriate for your nomination.
- Nomination period will end at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on Monday, February 2nd, 2026.
- Awards will be announced and presented at the Imaginarium 2026 Awards Banquet on Saturday, July 18th, 2026 at the Holiday Inn Louisville East
- If you are not present at the Awards Ceremony, you will be responsible for the shipping and handling fee if you wish for the award to be sent to you.
To nominate a title, use the form below. Be sure to hit the submit button when you are finished!
Screenplays are recognized in the Film Festival, as well as the Imadjinn Awards, and submissions for screenplays are done through our Film Festival Platforms at FilmFreeway and the International Screenwriters’ Assosciation.
