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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes international bestselling poet and award-winning author, editor, and BookTuber Sandy Lender as a Spotlighted Guest! With a four-year degree in English and thirty-year career in publishing, Sandy’s successes include traditionally and self-published novels, hundreds of magazine articles, and multiple short stories in competitive anthologies. She is also the editor of a national construction industry publication. A Pushcart Prize nominee in 2020, Sandy received the 2023 Michael Knost Wings Award, in addition to several other creative writing and technical writing awards. Sandy is the host of Sandy Says Read, a growing YouTube channel that focuses on writing and the book world! WeRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes AEW/ROH/Independent professional wrestler Beef as a Spotlighted Guest! Signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Beef stands six feet all and weighs 250 lbs., and he has competed all across the United States. Beef made his Rampage (AEW) debut with his second cousin, Anthony Henry, and he won the AAW Heavyweight Championship on June 8, 2024, defeating Davey Vega. Beef will be participating in programming at Imaginarium 2025 offering insights into the storytelling and character development aspects of professional wrestling and sports entertainment. We are honored to have Beef participate with us for our 12th year, taking place July 18-20, 2025 inRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 Welcomes #1 NYT and #1 USA Today Bestselling, Award-Winning Author P.C. Cast as an Imaginator Guest! P.C. has more than 30 million books in print in over 40 countries and is a member of the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame. The author of the enormously successful House of Night Series, her novels have been awarded the prestigious: Oklahoma Book Award, YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, Booksellers’ Best, and many, many more! We are honored to have P.C. participate with us for our 12th year, taking place July 18-20, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on theRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning artist, poet, filmmaker, actor, and podcaster Jayson William Allen as a Spotlighted Guest! A professional musician for over 25 years, Jayson has founded and performed as the front-man for several bands, releasing 8 albums, with new releases currently in development. Jayson has also been a working actor since 2011 and participated in many capacities with independent film and music video projects, several of them garnering awards. Jayson is one of the founders of Hallowed Hills Entertainment, a media production company based in Louisville Kentucky. Recently, Jayson released his first collection of poetry in print, Pens Parchment, and Pain. Jayson willRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author/editor/poet Carma Haley Shoemaker and author Shiloh Walker (also writes as J.C. Daniels) as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Carma and Shiloh will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 12th year, July 18-20, 2025, 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 2025 is proud to announce the return of the Marathonarium Premium Exclusive Writing Workshop! Limited to just 18 participants, this workshop involves the writing and completion of a short story that will be featured in the third volume of the Imaginarium Marathonarium Anthology series, in both print and digital editions! Stories are also non-exclusive, meaning that participants are able to make use of them for other projects! To see full information on the Marathonarium 3 Workshop and sign up for it, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/marathonarium-3-premium-workshop-sign-up-form/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes NYT bestselling author Steve Alten as a Special Virtual Guest of Honor! Steve is known world-wide for his bestselling MEG series of novels, two of which have been developed so far into big budget theatrical films starring Jason Statham! The first film, The Meg, grossed over $530.2 million worldwide, and its sequel, Meg 2: The Trench, grossed over $397.7 million worldwide. In addition to the MEG series, Steve has other highly successful series, such as The Loch series, and the Mayan Trilogy, the books of which were published by St. Martin’s Press/Tor Books and were #1 best-sellers in Spain, Mexico, and ArgentinaRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes filmmaker, sound designer, composer, and video editor Tim Miller as a Spotlighted Guest! Tim’s work ranges from documentaries, indie short films, feature films and commercial work. Tim completed a doctorate degree in music composition from Indiana University in 2013 and has been helping other filmmakers craft their stories through sound for over 15 years. Tim’s sound work has been featured on Lifetime, Hulu, Amazon, Peacock and other major networks. We are excited to have to have Tim join us for our 12th year, taking place July 18-20, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author/musician Brick Marlin and author/screenwriter/filmmaker/artist Merak Von Noctem as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Brick and Merak will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 12th year, July 18-20, 2025, 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 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning, USA Today bestselling author Rose Garcia as a Spotlighted Guest! A lawyer turned writer, Rose writes Young Adult and New Adult fantasy! Rose is the author of the Bloodlines Legacy Series, the Fae Bloodlines Series, the Final Life Series, and the Havenwood Falls Books! Rose’s books feature Hispanic characters, complicated romance, powerful families, and dynamic friendships. She is known for bringing richly diverse characters to life as she draws on her own cultural experiences. We are honored to have to have Rose join us for our 12th year, taking place July 18-20, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information onRead More →