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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes bestselling, award-winning thriller author Jeffrey James Higgins as a Spotlighted Guest! A retired supervisory special agent who has received the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Heroism and the DEA Award of Valor, Jeffrey is a #1 Amazon bestselling author who has received numerous literary awards  including PenCraft’s Best Fiction Book of 2021! Jeffrey’s written works spans thrillers, short stories, essays, and creative non-fiction. Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Jeffrey join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes five-time Bram Stoker Award nominee Jeff Strand as a Spotlighted Guest! The author of over 50 books primarily in the horror genre, Jeff has also written several young adult comedy novels. Several of Jeff’s books are currently under development as motion pictures, including some that have him involved as the screenwriter. Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Jeff join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning author, filmmaker, poet, journalist, playwright, and musician Lee Pennington as a Spotlighted Guest! A Poet Laureate of Kentucky, Lee has over 1300 poems published in over 300 magazines, and he has had nine plays produced. Lee has also written thousands of articles and short stories, many appearing in high profile publications. As a filmmaker, Lee, along with his late wife, Joy, produced 21 documentaries. Two films are presently in the works about Lee, one a documentary and the other a feature film. In 2013 the University of Louisville opened the Lee and Joy Pennington Cultural Heritage Gallery, which will containRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning author Steven L. Shrewsbury as a Spotlighted Guest! From his King of the Bastards series collaboration with award-winning author Brian Keene, to numerous highly acclaimed novels such as Killer of Giants, Hawg, Overkill, Philistine, Hell Billy, Thrall, and many others, Steven is known for his hard-hitting, dark-edged, character-driven storytelling in genres like sword and sorcery, fantasy, horror, and weird westerns! A convention favorite whose live readings are one-of-a-kind, Steven has also collaborated on novels with Peter Welmerink (Bedlam Unleashed) and Nate Southard (Bad Magick). Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Steven join us for our 9th year convention, taking placeRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes author Jillian Boehme as a Spotlighted Guest! Jillian is the author of the Tor Teen YA fantasy novels Stormrise and The Stolen Kingdom! In the online writing community, she was known as Authoress, hostess of Miss Snark’s First Victim, which boasted 60+ success stories through its agent-populated contests and critique rounds. In addition to running the blog, Jillian spent several years as a freelance editor. Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Jillian join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning journalist, author, editor and podcaster John DeDakis as a Spotlighted Guest! A former Senior Copy Editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” DeDakis is the author of five novels in the Lark Chadwick mystery-suspense-thriller series. During his award-winning 45-year career in journalism (25 years at CNN), John has been a White House Correspondent and interviewed such luminaries as Alfred Hitchcock, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. He is also a writing coach and manuscript editor, and has taught journalism at the University of Maryland – College Park, and American University in Washington, D.C. He has also taught broadcast newsRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning USA Today bestselling romance author Chasity Bowlin as a Spotlighted Guest! Chasity is the author of multiple bestselling historical romance novels, both independently and with Dragonblade Publishing. Chasity has won numerous awards for her work, including the 2019 Romance Through the Ages Award for Georgian/Regency Romance, 2020 RONE Award winner, 2021 RONE Award Winner, 2021 Raven Award Winner, and the 2021 Imadjinn Award for Best Romance Novel. Imaginarium 2022 is thrilled to have Chasity join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes internationally acclaimed author Michael Williams as a Spotlighted Guest! One of the original authors in the iconic DRAGONLANCE series, Michael is known for his works such as Weasel’s Luck, Galen Beknighted, Arcady, and the visionary City Quartet, an interconnected group of four novels that can be read in any order. Until last spring, Michael taught Humanities at the University of Louisville and he has an extensive background in academia. He is currently working on a new novel that will connect to his City Quartet. Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Michael join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10,Read More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes author and futurist Arlan Andrews, Sr. as a Spotlighted Guest! Arlan is the author of over 500 stories, articles, column pieces, and other publications in science fiction, speculative technology, the paranormal, UFOs, ancient civilizations, humor, and politics, in more than 100 venues worldwide. A futurist, Arlan has also appeared in the popular television show Ancient Aliens. Arlan also directs SIGMA, the science fiction think tank, composed of science fiction writers, a group he founded while working at the White House Science Office. Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Arlan join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022Read More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning author, publisher, screenwriter, and filmmaker John Cosper as a Spotlighted Guest! John has authored more than a dozen works of fiction, and his short stories have been turned into award-winning short films by Herschel Zahnd III, Cindy Maples, and Marty Pollio. John is also a pro wrestling historian with more than twenty wrestling books to his credit including the biographies and autobiographies of Tracy Smothers, Dr. D David Schultz, Chris Candido, Wahoo McDaniel, and Princess Victoria. Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have John join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For furtherRead More →