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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning Hollywood makeup artist, actor, filmmaker, and author Michael F. Blake as an Imaginator Guest! A two-time Emmy-winning makeup artist, spent sixty years in the film and television industry before his retirement in 2018. His credits include Westworld, X-Men: First Class, Spider-Man 3, Independence Day, Tough Guys, Happy Days, and numerous other major productions. Michael’s books on silent screen legend Lon Chaney are the definitive works on the actor, and his trilogy served as the basis for the Turner Classic Movies documentary. His book The Cowboy President: The American West and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt was named by True WestRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes author, publicist, podcaster, publisher and book marketing expert Stephanie Feger as a Spotlighted Guest! The founder of the emPower PR Group, following a 15 year career in the communications and marketing industry, Stephanie and her team of marketing experts help authors build or grow meaningful businesses around their books’ empowering messages! Stephanie is also the author of several books, including her newest, Book Marketing Habit, and Make Your Author emPact: Sell More Books, Increase Your Reach & Achieve Your Why, a sought-after tool for aspiring and published authors! We are thrilled to have Stephanie join us for our 11th year, taking placeRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes podcaster and cosplayer Jon Peacock as a Spotlighted Guest! A founding member of the Western Kentucky Ghostbusters Jon is a member of various cosplay groups such as the Cosplay for a Cause Foundation and the Ohio River Valley Cosplayers (ORCs). Jon is also the host of “Nerd Alert,” a pop culture and geek news podcast, part of the Talk Nerdy 2 Me Podcast Network. We are excited to have Jon join us for our 11th year, taking place July 19-21, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes Lisa M. Miller, Alan Goldstein, and Jake Clark as Official Panelists! As Panelists, they will all be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 11th year next July 19-21 in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual pages which can be accessed by clicking on their graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2024 Proudly Welcomes J Caleb Design as an Official Sponsor! With a 1000+ covers and counting, J Caleb Design makes badass art for badass stories and authors. Full of grit and storytelling, his work is geared to instantly capture attention. Using 3-d modeling software combined with digital painting and a host of other assets, his fully custom creations play with perspective and scale in a way few other covers in the industry do. For further information on J Caleb Design, visit their official site at: www.jcalebdesign.com If you would like to become an Imaginarium 2024 Sponsor, visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/become-an-imaginarium-2024-official-sponsor/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly announces award-winning author and screenwriter Sheldon Higdon as a Spotlighted Guest! Sheldon’s work has been featured in nearly 50 publications, and he currently has a short screenplay being produced in London. Sheldon has an MFA from Seton Hill University and is a member of the Horror Writers Association and The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Sheldon also writes articles for the Pittsburgh online magazine Kidsburgh.org. We are thrilled to have Sheldon join us for our 11th year, taking place July 19-21, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 is proud to announce the addition of a new panel and five new workshops to our growing list of 2024 Panel and Workshop Programming! There will be over 130 panels and workshops hosted in our 11th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, moderators, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Panel Addition: Writing Nature Settings: Moderator – Alan Goldstein. A discussion on writing nature settings within the genre of creative fiction. (60 min) New Workshop Additions: Critique Groups: A Writer’s Friend or Waste of Time?: PresenterRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes award-winning author Dr. Dawn Menge as a Spotlighted Guest! Dr. Dawn Menge has won ninety International literary awards and 120 film festival awards as the published author of the Queen Vernita’s Educational Series and Dragon’s Breath! She has a PHD in Education and specializes in Curriculum and Instruction. She also holds a Master’s and a Clear Credential in Moderate/Severe Disabilities and a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development. Dr. Dawn Menge has been teaching students with severe cognitive delays for over twenty years, and mentors/lectures graduate students. We are excited to have Dr. Dawn Menge join us for our 11th year, takingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes Eva Vertrice, J.C. Daniels/Shiloh Walker, and Brick Marlin as Official Panelists! As Panelists, they will all be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 11th year next July 19-21 in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore their individual pages which can be accessed by clicking on their graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2024 proudly welcomes artist, author, poet, graphic designer, musician, and cosplayer Jennifer Noran as a Spotlighted Guest! Jennifer is well-known as Captain Medea Asherah, of the popular steampunk-themed cosplay group The Airship Caduceus! As a graphic designer and artist, Jennifer has created designs for many groups such as the Kentucky Steampunk Society, The Chicago Steampunk Exposition, The Traveling Revelers, and her own airship! After running The International Steampunk Symposium in 2023, Jennifer moved forth from that adventure as the Queen Bee of Queen City Steam, an exciting new venture that will create events throughout Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, collaborating with different groups and peopleRead More →