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 →

Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, book blogger, and journalist Elizabeth Donald as a Spotlighted Guest! Elizabeth’s work has received many accolades, including the Mimi Zanger Literary Award, three Darrell Awards, a finalist placement for the Michael Knost Wings Award, and runner-up for an Imadjinn Award in screenplay writing! With over 25 years in professional journalism, Elizabeth is an adjunct professor of journalism and English composition at St. Louis-area colleges. She serves as president of the St. Louis Society of Professional Journalists and the Eville Writers, and is a member of the national SPJ Ethics Committee, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Authors Guild,Read More →

Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author/artist RE Bunch and author John Bukowski as Official Panelists! As Panelists, RE and John 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 →

Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author/publisher/engineer Alira Coffman and author Mysti Parker as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Alira and Mysti 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 →

Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author/screenwriter/artist/podcaster/musician/actor Stephanie Lanham and filmmaker/actor Kathleen Ashcraft as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Stephanie and Kathleen 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 →

Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author and podcaster India Oxenberg as a Spotlighted Guest! India Oxenberg is an author, producer, host, and activist. After escaping the NXIVM cult, Oxenberg executive produced the critically acclaimed documentary series “Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult” for Starz. India also produces “Still Learning” the podcast, and she is one of the founding members of Healix 180, an online healing hub for recovery. In 2020, she was awarded for her production work by WIN (Women’s Image Awards). She was also awarded a “Champion for Children” award with her mother, Catherine Oxenberg, for their philanthropic contributions. We are honored to have to haveRead More →

Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning author, screenwriter, and poet L. Marie Wood as a Spotlighted Guest! Wood is a Golden Stake Award and two-time Bookfest Award-winning, Ignyte Award and two-time Bram Stoker Award® nominated author. Wood is the Vice President of the Horror Writers Association, founder of the Speculative Fiction Academy, an English/Creative Writing professor, and a horror scholar. We are honored to have to have L. Marie Wood 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 →

Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author/editor/journalist/playwright James R. Lawrence and author Riley Hunt as Official Panelists! As Panelists, James and Riley 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 →

Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author KB Carlisle and author Lindsey Goddard as Official Panelists! As Panelists, KB and Lindsey 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 →

Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author, artist, poet, editor, publisher, and graphic designer Jill Baker as a Spotlighted Guest! Jill has exhibited her collages and oil paintings throughout the world in major venues in Paris (Palais des Congres), Florence (Palazzo Strozzi), Seoul, South Korea (U.S. Embassy), New York (Goethe Haus, among others) and elsewhere. Jill has written feature articles for newspapers and popular magazines, including articles on art, religion, the Olympics, homemaking topics and the military, among other topics, in addition to a novel, short travel book, and a book of poetry! An illustrator of several books, she has also done numerous illustrations for publishing housesRead More →