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Get the most out of your Imaginarium 2022 experience by staying on site at our host venue, the Holiday Inn Louisville East! Be sure to reserve your room soon as the hotel sold out for last year’s event! The convention rate is just $99 a night, and this rate is available from July 6-11! The Imaginarium Convention hotel code for reservations is: IM6 The direct online link for making room reservations is below: Imaginarium 2022 Room Reservation LinkRead 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 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 2022 is proud to welcome award-winning editor Ellen Datlow as our Guest of Honor! Currently the acquisitions editor of short fiction for Tor.com, Ellen has helmed more than a hundred science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologies. She is the winner of numerous major awards, including the World Fantasy Award, Locus Award, Hugo Award, Bram Stoker Award, International Horror Guild Award, Shirley Jackson Award, and the 2012 Il Posto Nero Black Spot Award for Excellence as Best Foreign Editor.  Other recognitions include being named recipient of the 2007 Karl Edward Wagner Award, given at the British Fantasy Convention for “outstanding contribution to the genre,” sheRead More →

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We wanted to take a moment to say thank you to our latest Imaginarium 2022 Patrons! James Sabata, Lynn Slaughter, Karen Williams, and the Derby Rotten Scoundrels (Sisters in Crime Chapter of Louisville, Kentucky). Patrons help us grow Imaginarium so that we can provide more opportunities for creative individuals of all genres! If you would like to join our group of Imaginarium Patrons, please visit: Become an Imaginarium 2022 Indiviual Patron!Read More →

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For the next week we are having our first outreach for Individual Patrons of Imaginarium 2022, to help support the growth of the convention and the opportunities it facilitates and offers for creatives of all genres. Ranging from learning, to networking, to finding mentors, to the development of professional opportunities, the Imaginarium Convention, now in its 9th year, is a unique event for creative writers and storytellers hosted in a welcoming atmosphere and environment. Individual Patron slots for 2022 are just 50 dollars and include a personalized graphic (you can choose to use a logo for a business) on our official site as well asRead More →

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The nominations for the 2022 Imadjinn Awards are now open! The Imadjinn Awards are a series of juried literary awards recognizing exceptional published works across a broad range of genres. Hosted by the Imaginarium Convention, the 2022 Imadjinn Awards nominations are for books published in 2021, and the nomination period will run until Friday, March 11, 2022! The winners of 2022 Imadjinn Awards will be announced live at the Imaginarium 2022 Awards Banquet on Saturday, July 9th, 2022! Award categories for 2022 are as follows: Best Romance Novel Best Thriller Novel Best Mystery Novel Best Science Fiction Novel Best Fantasy Novel Best Historical Fiction NovelRead More →

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Today we are making our first appeal for Individual Patrons to support Imaginarium 2022, our 9th year! Please take a look and help us make next year incredible! An Individual Patron spot for 2022 is just fifty dollars, and these help us a lot as we are an event that has been developed from a grassroots level that continues to sustain the vision and mission we were founded upon. Help us help the creative community as we work to bring more content than ever before to Imaginarium next year! Full details can be found at: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/become-a-patron-of-the-imaginarium-convention/Read More →

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The 9th Annual Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival, to be held at Imaginarum 2022 on July 8-10 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Holiday Inn, Louisville East, is accepting all genres of feature films, short films, documentaries, music videos, and web series for screening consideration! Non-produced screenplays are also being accepted, with finalists juried and award-winners additionally recognized as Imadjinn Awards. Submit entries now at early discount rates via our official platform at FilmFreeway, where we are recognized as a GOLD film festival! You can also submit screenplays via the International Screenwriters’ Association! For full information on submissions, visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2022-call-for-entries/Read More →

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Early discounts for 2022 event tickets and exhibitor space are now available! Imaginarium 2022, our 9th year, is going to be the biggest and bet yet! We invite everyone to take advantage of some great early savings and secure your event tickets and/or expo space for July 8-10 of 2022! We also have a variety of sponsorships available too, including the individual support level (Individual Patrons of Imaginarium 2022), so please take a look at those if you would like to come aboard our family of sponsors! Guest applications are also open for those wanting to apply to become Spotlighted Guests or Panelists. The directRead More →