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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author Alyssa Davis and author Kathryn Sullivan as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Alyssa and Kathryn will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 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. 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 13th year, taking place July 17-19 , 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes NYT/USA Today bestselling, award-winning author Heather Graham as a Guest of Honor! A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Heather has written over 200 novels and has 60 million books in print. Heather has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being a recipient of the Silver Bullet Award from the International Thriller Writers. She was awarded the prestigious Thriller Master Award in 2016, and is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from RWA.  Heather has had books selected for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild, and has been quoted, interviewed, or featured in such publicationsRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author and book marketing specialist Ed Downes, and filmmaker Dylan A. Young, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Ed and Dylan will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author Carol June Franks, and author and poet Jessica Minyard, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Carol and Jessica will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 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. Tony’s award-winning publishing house, Hydra Publications, features several imprints spanning several genres of fiction in addition to poetry! A member of the Imagination Hall of Fame, Tony is the host of the IndependentRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning, bestselling author Virginia Smith as a Spotlighted Guest! Virginia has written over fifty books with sales exceeding 2 million copies worldwide. Her novel, Guilty Secrets, was produced as a full-length movie and is now streaming on Lifetime. Virginia has received a number of awards, including two Holt Medallion Awards of Merit. In 2025 she was inducted into Kentucky’s Imagination Hall of Fame. She is the President of Bluegrass Writers Coalition, and serves on the World Fantasy Award admin committee. We are honored to have Virginia participate with us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky! For furtherRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author Ava Cuvay and author Marilyn Barr as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Ava and Marilyn will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual guest pages, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, and publisher Stephen M. Vest as a Spotlighted Guest! Stephen is the editor and publisher of Kentucky Monthly magazine, which won the Governor’s Award in the Arts (Media) in 2005. Founded in 1998, Kentucky Monthly has more than 100,000 readers. Stephen is the author of Unexpected Inheritance, a memoir about being raised by older parents and a hard-to-please grandmother, two collections of his columns, and the publisher of the anthology Kentucky’s Twelve Days of Christmas. A frequent speaker, Vest is also an adjunct professor of communications at Campbellsville University, Eastern Kentucky University, and Midway University. We are honored to have Stephen participate with us forRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author, poet, editor, publisher, filmmaker, and actor Katerina Stoykova as a Spotlighted Guest! Katerina is the founder and senior editor of Accents Publishing, where she has selected, edited, and published close to 100 poetry collections. Her works as an author include Between a Bird Cage and a Bird House (University Press of Kentucky, 2024) and The Poet’s Guide to Publishing: How to Conceive, Arrange, Edit, Publish and Market a Book of Poetry (McFarland, 2024). Katerina acted in the lead roles for the independent feature films Proud Citizen, Fort Maria and Other Houses. all three co-directed by Thom Southerland. Katerina alsoRead More →