Imaginarium 2025 is proud to announce the addition of three new workshops to our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 12th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions!
The titles, presenters, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows:
New Workshops Added:
Interviewing Your Characters – Unlock Their Deepest Secrets: Presenter – Lynn Tincher. Ever feel like your characters are holding something back? In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to “interview” your characters to uncover their hidden depths, motivations, and quirks. Using a structured yet creative approach, we’ll dive into thought-provoking questions that bring characters to life, strengthen dialogue, and enhance storytelling. Whether you’re developing a new character or refining an existing one, this session will help you craft well-rounded, authentic personalities that leap off the page. Come prepared to ask tough questions—your characters might just surprise you!
Interviewing Your Location – Bringing Your Setting to Life: Presenter – Lynn Tincher. Your setting is more than just a backdrop—it’s a living, breathing part of your story. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to “interview” your location to uncover its personality, history, and hidden details. Through guided prompts and creative exercises, you’ll explore how setting influences mood, character interactions, and plot development. Whether you’re crafting a bustling city, a haunted mansion, or an enchanted forest, this session will help you create immersive worlds that feel as real as your characters. Get ready to ask your setting the tough questions—it has stories to tell!
Structure and Narrative Tension: How to Hold a Story Together: Presenter – Eilot Parker. Narrative structure in creative writing isn’t just storytelling. It’s the components that ultimately build a story. In this 75-minute interactive workshop, participants discuss and learn ways to create narrative tension within a story along with some techniques that can help hold a story together so that the reader keeps turning the pages. Using Peter Benchley’s book Jaws the framework for discussion, participants will examine some types of narrative structures and how to determine if they might be the best one to choose for their story. This workshop is good for novice writers or experienced writers looking to add strength and depth to their narrative.
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