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Imaginarium 2027 proudly announces the Scott Sigler Imaginarium Scholarship! Fuel your creative journey with the ultimate convention experience! Generously sponsored by #1 New York Times bestselling author and a founding father of podcasting, Scott Sigler, who was also the Imaginarium 2026 Guest of Honor! This scholarship gives one lucky fan/creator full access to the workshops, panels, events, and networking opportunities at Imaginarium. What the Winner Receives: Full Weekend Pass: Complete admission to all three days of Imaginarium paneling, programming, entertainment, and special events. One-Night Hotel Stay: A complimentary night at the host hotel, keeping you right in the center of the action. Awards Banquet Ticket:Read More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes author, podcaster, and bookstore owner Lynn Tincher as a Spotlighted Guest! Lynn is a published author, writing coach, podcaster, and owner of From the Ground Up Books, with two locations in La Grange and Shepherdsville, Kentucky! Passionate about supporting storytellers, she works to create opportunities for authors and inspire the next generation of writers through community programs, events, and PenCrafters, the mentorship program for authors of all genres! Lynn is a multi-genre author whose work includes the Mind Bending thrillers, the forthcoming young adult fantasy Winberie Journals, and the Everyday Magic spirituality series. She also, leads the John B Tincher andRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes author, musician, paranormal investigator, and ghost tour guide David Simms as an Official Panelist! David. will be participating in our extensive Panel and Workshop Programming at Imaginarium 2027! Learn more about David.below! About David Simms: David Simms lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia after escaping decades of surviving New Jersey. A psychology teacher and college professor, counselor, music therapist, book reviewer, and ghost tour guide, he has endured a long tenure in the Slushpile/Killer Thriller Band band on lead guitar after co-founding the absolutely awful Killer Thriller Band with several best-selling ITW and HWA authors(including former GOH F. Paul Wilson).Read More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician John Palisano as a Spotlighted Guest! The winner of a Bram Stoker Award®, an Imadjinn Award, and a Yog Soggoth Award, and a Rondo Hatton Award nominee, John has been published and appeared in such notable venues as Vanity Fair, The Los Angeles Times, Blumhouse Online, Cemetery Dance, Fangoria, and more. His screenplays have won acclaim as finalists in Shriekfest, Project Greenlight, Latent Image, and more. His professional career started with an internship and work with Ridley Scott & Associates, then with director Marcus Nispel, Tony Bon Jovi, and more. John served as President ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning author J.M. Celi as an Official Panelist! J.M. will be participating in our extensive Panel and Workshop Programming at Imaginarium 2027! Learn more about J.M. below! About J.M. Celi: J.M. Celi is the award-winning author of The Unlife of Lisa Cooper series, The Vampires of 1863, and multiple short stories in that universe. He is the author of urban fantasy and high fantasy fiction. Born and raised in southern New England, he enjoys spending time with his wife and joking around with his son. His hobbies include adventuring with his pugs, playing his ukulele, and snorkeling with cuttlefish. Read More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning author Carol June Franks as an Official Panelist! Carol will be participating in our extensive Panel and Workshop Programming at Imaginarium 2027! Learn more about Carol below! About Carol June Franks: Carol June Franks is a retired teacher turned children’s author. Her books include rhythm and illustrations that engage children as well as content that adults enjoy reading to the children in their lives. Carol’s goal is to improve childhood literacy through her writing, presentations, and support for parents and teachers. Carol June serves as the Bluegrass Writers Coalition’s (BWC) Vice President and she facilitates the BWC Story Spinners group,Read More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes award-winning author, podcaster, screenwriter, and filmmaker Dwan L. Hearn as an Official Panelist! Dwan will be participating in our extensive Panel and Workshop Programming at Imaginarium 2027! Learn more about Dwan below! About Dwan L. Hearn Dwan L. Hearn, more affectionately known as The Moon, is a self-published author of “The Copperwheat Collection (2023)”, a film-maker with Hallowed Hills Entertainment, and an internet broadcaster on The Sako and the Moon Horror Podcast, The Moon Unscathed, and The Moon=Wrestling Podcast, and three-time Imadjinn Award winning screenwriter. When not being creative, Dwan also enjoys listening to music, watching horror movies, traveling, and beingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes author, military historian, prop armorer, and production consultant Dan Kemp as an Official Panelist! Dan will be participating in our extensive Panel and Workshop Programming at Imaginarium 2027! Learn more about Dan below! About Dan Kemp Dan Kemp was a history major at Ole Miss then a combat veteran infantryman in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. After graduate school at Norwich, he partly reinvented himself writing military science fiction and alternative history. His primary body of work is the Athenaeum Inc. military thriller series at Cannon Publishing, which began as “a thinly veiled Kelly’s Heroes ripoff” and now is in itsRead More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes author, publisher, poet, and musician K.A. Schultz as an Official Panelist! K.A. will be participating in our extensive Panel and Workshop Programming at Imaginarium 2027! Learn more about K.A. below! About K.A. Schultz Author Illustrator K.A.Schultz “writes with pictures and draws with words.” Four short story collections, a book of dark poetry, and a Jacob Marly denouement comprise her current literary offerings. Kimann is an art historian and 1st generation American, both which factor into her literary sensibilities and inclinations. Kimann has been published in various anthologies and she enjoys participating in a wide range of podcast discussions.Read More →

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Imaginarium 2027 proudly welcomes writer, podcaster, and paranormal investigator Amanda Brigner as an Official Panelist! Amanda will be participating in our extensive Panel and Workshop Programming at Imaginarium 2027! Learn more about Amanda below! About Amanda Brigner Amanda is a freelance writer, Co-host of the Millennial Mamas Podcast, Paranormal Investigator with over fifty investigations under her belt, and lover of the macabre. Driven by a deep personal understanding of survival and resilience, her writing explores the world of the very real monsters hidden behind closed doors and how thin the veil between this life and the next can be. Amanda was born and raised inRead More →