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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning editor and author Michael Knost as a Spotlighted Guest! A Bram Stoker Award-winner, Michael Knost is the editor of many internationally celebrated books on writing and the book business, including the Writers Workshop of Horror, the Writers Workshop of Horror 2, the Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Author’s Guide to Marketing With Teeth, and others! Michael’s writing spans several genres such as science fiction, fantasy, horror, and supernatural thrillers, and includes the highly acclaimed novel Return of the Mothman, a Bram Stoker Award finalist that is now in production to become a feature film! Nationally renowned for hisRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 is proud to welcome author, editor, publisher and playwright Anna Faktorovich as an Imaginator Guest! Ann is the Director and Founder of the Anaphora Literary Press. She previously taught for over four years at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and the Middle Georgia State College. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature and Criticism, an MA in Comparative Literature, and a BA in Economics. Anna has published two academic books with McFarland: “Rebellion as Genre in the Novels of Scott, Dickens and Stevenson” and “The Formulas of Popular Fiction: Elements of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Religious andRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes author, editor, and publisher Tenita Johnson as a Spotlighted Guest! The author of 18 books, including seven bestsellers, Tenita has more than twenty-five years of experience as a journalist, writer, and editor. She is the founder of So It Is Written Publishing, and is the national president of The Aspiring Writers Association of America. Tenita is devoted to helping women and men heal from the drama, trauma and baggage of sexual abuse, a mission that lead to her 2021 anthology HUSH: Breaking the Cycle of Silence Around Sexual Abuse. A second volume is currently being developed, Hush II. We are veryRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 is proud to welcome award-winning, bestselling author Virginia Smith as an Imaginator Guest! Virginia is the author of forty-four novels, in addition to two children’s books and over fifty articles and short stories. Virginias work spans a number of genres, including contemporary romance, historical fiction, suspense, mystery, Amish fiction, and more! Virginia’s recognitions include two novels receiving the Holt Medallion Award of Merit. Her first book in the highly successful Goose Creek series, The Most Famous Illegal Goose Creek Parade, was Library Journal’s top pick of the month, and a finalist for the prestigious Bookseller’s Best Award. Popular series of Virginia’s include theRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes Jonathan Zarantonello as a Spotlighted Guest in our virtual event! An award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and author from Italy, Jonathan is the writer/director of “The Butterfly Room” and “UncuT,” both based on his novels. The movies were featured at international film festivals, such as Tribeca and Locarno, their trailers on YouTube received four million views, and they were theatrically distributed in the United States, Italy, Russia and other territories. With Jonathan’s expertise in filmmaking, screenwriting, and production, he is going to be a great addition to the Imaginarium 2021 panel and workshop programming! We are excited to have him join us thisRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes artist, musician, filmmaker, actor, and poet Jayson William Allen as a Spotlighted Guest in both the virtual and in-person events! A multi-faceted creative talent with extensive credits in the music, film, and art worlds, Jayson will also be giving a special musical performance during a multi-artist concert on the opening evening of the Imaginarium 2021 weekend on Friday, July 9th! With Jayson’s range of skillsets in art, music, and film, he will be a wonderful addition to our panel and workshop programming, and we are excited to have him with us this summer! Don’t miss our 8th year as a conventionRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes author Willa Reece as a Spotlighted Guest in our in-person and virtual events! Willa is a 2021 New Voices author for Orbit Publishing with her debut fantasy novel, WILDWOOD WHISPERS and is represented by Lucienne Diver of The Knight Agency. Previously she was published as Barbara J. Hancock, including the Brimstone and Legendary Warriors series of paranormal romances for Harlequin and her gothic YA AFTER ALWAYS for Entangled Teen. An exceptional writer with a high level of knowledge about the book industry, Willa is going to be a great addition to our Imaginarium 2021 panel and workshop programming! We are excitedRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes award-winning author, filmmaker, poet, and playwright Lee Pennington as a Spotlighted Guest in our in-person event! A two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee for his poetry, Lee has written 23 books, had over 1300 poems published in over 300 magazines in America and abroad, and has had nine of his plays produced, along with thousands of articles and short stories published in everything from Playgirl to Mountain Life and Work. Through his video production company, JoLe Productions , Lee, along with his late wife, Joy, produced 21 documentaries. From the craft of writing to poetry, playwriting, and documentary filmmaking, Lee is a tremendousRead More →

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Imaginarium proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, and publisher R. Kyle Hannah as a Spotlighted Guest! The winner of several literary awards for his novels such as Harvest Day, Time Assassins, and The Jake Cutter Conspiracy, R. Kyle is also the vice-president and co-founder of Jumpmaster Press, one of the nation’s most innovative independent publishers who developed the JumpCard and JumpCard ID products to enable authors to sell eBooks and audiobooks at live events! With his expertise in the book industry and the craft of writing, R. Kyle is going to be a wonderful addition to Imaginarium 2021 and we are excited to have him participatingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2021 proudly welcomes award-winning author, publisher, and playwright E.G. Rowley as a Spotlighted Guest! A nationally recognized voice actor, radio host, award-winning playwright, and novelist, twice nominated for a Voice Arts Awards: Audiobook Narration of the Year, Gene is one of the founders of Jumpmaster Press, an innovate publisher that developed the innovate JumpCard and JumpCard ID products to facilitate authors in selling eBooks and audiobooks at physical events! With his expertise in writing, publishing, and product development, E.G. Rowley is going to be a fantastic addition to Imagianrium 2021 and we are thrilled to have him joining us. Don’t miss our 8th yearRead More →