Imaginarium 2019 proudly welcomes award-winning author, screenwriter, and editor Kyle Hannah of Jumpmaster Press as a Spotlighted Guest! Attendees are going to love meeting Kyle and exploring the innovations of Jumpmaster Press, the home of the The JumpCard® and JumpCardID™, visionary solutions that have the potential to revolutionize the grassroots distribution of audiobooks and eBooks! Attendees will be able to learn about Kyle’s writing and avail themselves of his expertise in many areas during our panel and workshop programming.  We are excited to have Kyle with us this year! About Kyle: With a face for radio and a voice for silent movies, writing was his onlyRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome author, playwright, publisher, and entrepreneur Gene Rowley as a Spotlighted Guest! Gene’s Jumpmaster Press is the home of the The JumpCard® and JumpCardID™ , innovative solutions that have the potential to revolutionize the grassroots distribution of audiobooks and eBooks! Attendees are going to have an opportunity to explore these cutting-edge innovations and also learn from Gene’s expertise in many areas during our panel and workshop programming. We are absolutely thrilled to have Gene joining us this year! About Gene Rowley: Gene was born in New Hampshire, and as a child his family moved frequently. He started in radio by accidentRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome New York Times and USA Today best-selling romance author J.M. Madden as a spotlighted guest! From writing to the business of the book world, J.M. brings great expertise and advice to panels and workshops! J.M is an Imaginarium Convention favorite and we are very excited to have her returning for our 6th year! About J.M. Madden: NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author J.M. Madden writes compelling romances between ‘combat modified’ military men and the women who love them. J.M. (the J stands for Jennifer, not Jim as she’s been asked MANY times!) loves any and all good loveRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome best-selling, award-winning author, editor, and publisher John G. Hartness as a Spotlighted Guest! The author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter comedic horror series, the Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter dark fantasy series, John is also a founder of the highly successful Falstaff Books! Exceptional at his craft and an expert in the independent book industry, John is going to be a phenomenal addition to Imaginarium 2019’s programming and activities! We are thrilled to have him aboard with us! About John G. Hartness: John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, aRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome author, editor, and storyteller Sallyanne Monti as a Spotlighted Guest! Sallyanne’s story is an amazing one, reflected in her great memoir Light at the End of the Tunnel! A writer of non-fiction, short stories, poems, and articles that have appeared in numerous anthologies, magazines, and newspapers, Sallyanne has extensive experience in the creative industries. Her industry work includes a current position as Director of Marketing for the Golden Crown Literary Society, the leading lesbian literary organization. Her previous industry adventures included doing Marketing and PR for Showtime Network’s The L Word and Queer as Folk series! Sallyanne will beRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome USA Today best selling author, game designer, and comic creator Dan Jolley as a Spotlighted Guest! From top selling video games like Dying Light, to his Harper Collins middle-grade series Five Elements, to his work with DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse Comics, Dan Jolley is a writer who has succeeded in a number of writing realms! His broad range of skill and expertise will be a great addition to our programming and few writers have the kind of cross-platform insights that Dan does! We are elated to have Dan with us for our best year yet! Dan Jolley beganRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome author, editor, and journalist John Wilkerson as an Imaginator Guest! John has extensive experience in many spheres of writing, from technical writing, to web content, to journalism, to his Rye Ironstone science fiction thriller series, and he will be a fantastic addition to our panel and workshop programming! We are excited to have John with us this October! About John: Mr. Wilkerson is a savvy article writer, content creator, and educator, specializing in complex financial and technical topics. He has written web content for over twenty years and is a ghostwriter for technology publications, with the capability to shiftRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome Bram Stoker Award®Winning and two-time Shirley Jackson Award nominee Nicole Cushing as an Imaginator Guest! An exceptional writer with an uncompromising dedication to the craft of writing, Nicole is a tremendous addition to our nationally-acclaimed programming. We are thrilled to have her joining us this year as one of our highlighted Imaginator Guests! About Nicole: Nicole Cushing is the Bram Stoker Award® winning author of Mr. Suicide and a two-time nominee for the Shirley Jackson Award. Various reviewers have described her work as “brutal”, “cerebral”, “transgressive”, “taboo”, “groundbreaking” and “mind-bending”. Rue Morgue magazine recently included Nicole in its listRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome award-winning, bestselling romance novelist Chasity Bowlin as a Spotlighted Guest! An exceptional writer with a keen understanding of today’s book market, Chasity brings a wealth of insights and knowledge to our extensive programming. We are thrilled to have Chasity with us and know that our attendees are going to enjoy meeting her! About Chasity: Chasity Bowlin lives in central Kentucky with her husband and their menagerie of animals. She loves writing, loves traveling and enjoys incorporating tidbits of her actual vacations into her books. She is an avid Anglophile, loving all things British, but specifically all things Regency. GrowingRead More →

Imaginarium 2019 is proud to welcome award-winning, best selling author Abigail Keam as a Spotlighted Guest! Abigail’s Josiah Reynolds Mystery Series is a tremendous indie author success story, and her writing spans other genres including romance and fantasy. Abigail brings a wealth of expertise in publishing, today’s market, and the craft of writing to our programming and we are elated to have her with us! About Abigail Keam: Abigail Keam is a best-selling and award-winning author who writes the Josiah Reynolds Mystery Series about a female beekeeper turned amateur sleuth. Josiah solves mysteries with her quirky friends in the Kentucky Bluegrass where fast horses, bourbon,Read More →