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The Imaginarium Convention is honored to announce a new annual award that will be given for the first time during the Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet! The Michael Knost Wings Award will focus on authors of speculative and/or dark fiction, specifically authors who are up-and-coming . . . or those who have been around a while but do not get the recognition they deserve. The Michael Knost Wings Award reflects the enthusiastic dedication and support of the writing community given by the person that this exciting new award is named after: Michael Knost. Michael Knost is the 2015 recipient of the Horror Writers Association’s Silver HammerRead More →

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We wanted to take a moment to say thank you to our latest Imaginarium 2022 Individual Patrons, Lee Pennington and Lisa K. Mildon! Our Individual Patrons are of great help to us in developing the Imaginarium Convention further, so that we can offer more opportunities for creative individuals of all genres! If you would like to join our group of Imaginarium Patrons, please visit: Become an Imaginarium 2022 Indiviual Patron!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning choreographer, teacher, and performer Safiya Nawaar as a Spotlighted Guest! Safiya Nawaar, is the owner and artistic director of Arabesque World Dance in Lexington, Ky. Safiya has been performing and teaching Raqs Sharqi (belly dance) for 22 years. Her specialties include the traditional and folkloric dances from the Middle East, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. The Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet will feature a special performance by Safiya (details forthcoming). Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Safiya join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visitRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning author, filmmaker, poet, journalist, playwright, and musician Lee Pennington as a Spotlighted Guest! A Poet Laureate of Kentucky, Lee has over 1300 poems published in over 300 magazines, and he has had nine plays produced. Lee has also written thousands of articles and short stories, many appearing in high profile publications. As a filmmaker, Lee, along with his late wife, Joy, produced 21 documentaries. Two films are presently in the works about Lee, one a documentary and the other a feature film. In 2013 the University of Louisville opened the Lee and Joy Pennington Cultural Heritage Gallery, which will containRead More →

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We wanted to take a moment to say thank you to our latest Imaginarium 2022 Patrons, Michael Houtchen and Eugene Johnson! Our Individual Patrons help us in growing and spreading awareness of the Imaginarium Convention so that we can provide more opportunities for creative individuals of all genres! If you would like to join our group of Imaginarium Patrons, please visit: Become an Imaginarium 2022 Indiviual Patron!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning author Steven L. Shrewsbury as a Spotlighted Guest! From his King of the Bastards series collaboration with award-winning author Brian Keene, to numerous highly acclaimed novels such as Killer of Giants, Hawg, Overkill, Philistine, Hell Billy, Thrall, and many others, Steven is known for his hard-hitting, dark-edged, character-driven storytelling in genres like sword and sorcery, fantasy, horror, and weird westerns! A convention favorite whose live readings are one-of-a-kind, Steven has also collaborated on novels with Peter Welmerink (Bedlam Unleashed) and Nate Southard (Bad Magick). Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Steven join us for our 9th year convention, taking placeRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes author Jillian Boehme as a Spotlighted Guest! Jillian is the author of the Tor Teen YA fantasy novels Stormrise and The Stolen Kingdom! In the online writing community, she was known as Authoress, hostess of Miss Snark’s First Victim, which boasted 60+ success stories through its agent-populated contests and critique rounds. In addition to running the blog, Jillian spent several years as a freelance editor. Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Jillian join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter Antonio Pantoja as a Spotlighted Guest! Formerly homeless with only an 8th grade education, Antonio has received over 200 film and photography awards for his creative work as a writer/director and professional photographer. With a passion for education and helping others, Antonio has presented his story at universities, hosted free workshops, and delivered commencement speeches for graduating classes. Imaginarium 2022 is thrilled to have Antonio join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning journalist, author, editor and podcaster John DeDakis as a Spotlighted Guest! A former Senior Copy Editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” DeDakis is the author of five novels in the Lark Chadwick mystery-suspense-thriller series. During his award-winning 45-year career in journalism (25 years at CNN), John has been a White House Correspondent and interviewed such luminaries as Alfred Hitchcock, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. He is also a writing coach and manuscript editor, and has taught journalism at the University of Maryland – College Park, and American University in Washington, D.C. He has also taught broadcast newsRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 is making a limited amount of ad space available for the official event program! The printed program will be distributed to attendees, Spotlighted Guests, Panelists, vendors, entertainers, and others at Imaginarium 2022, and a digital PDF version will also be made available for download! To see full details and reserve your ad space, please visit the link below: Imaginarium 2022 Ad SpaceRead More →