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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning author R.G. Yoho as an Imaginator Guest! A proud member of the Western Writers of America and 2022 Spur Award finalist, he’s author of the five-book Kellen Malone Western series as well as books of historical fiction and nonfiction. R.G. also received the 2024 Branding Iron Award for outstanding service to the WWA as the Spur Awards Chair! Yoho is also America’s foremost authority on the life of Baldwin-Felts Agent and notorious coal mine spy, Charles E. Lively, who he profiled in the biography, “Charles E. Lively. The Deadliest Man in the West Virginia-Colorado Coal Mine Wars.” We are honoredRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes nine-time Silver Spur Award-winning author Johnny D. Boggs as a Guest of Honor! Booklist has called Johnny D. Boggs “among the best western writers at work today.” In addition to his nine Silver Spur Awards, Johnny’s novel Spark on the Prairie won the Western Heritage Wrangler Award. In 2020, Boggs received the Owen Wister Award for lifetime contributions and was inducted into the Western Writers Hall of Fame. A prolific writer of short nonfiction, Boggs has written about all aspects of the American West: travel stories, environmental issues, fashion news, apparel industry trends, history articles, reviews and celebrity Q&As and profiles (includingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author and screenwriter W.W. Mitchell and author, actor, and speaker Kimberly Hoffman as Official Panelists! As Panelists, W.W. and Kimberly 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 →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author, editor, publisher, journalist, and actor Paul J. Hoffman, and author and editor Lori Briley Fairchild, as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Paul and Lori 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 →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author/screenwriter/actor/filmmaker Rose Marie Machario and author/screenwriter/actor Nathan Day as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Rose and Nathan 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 →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes author/publisher Sandy Sullivan and author/editor/poet/journalist Jen Selinsky as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Sandy and Jen 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 →

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Imaginarium 2025 is proud to announce the addition of six new workshops to our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 12th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, presenters, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Workshop Additions: A Journey From Concept to Live Performance: Presenter – Terry Chambers. Representing historical figures through performance art: Step 1: Research and Select Your Topic Step 2: Outline Your Script Step 3: Write the Script Step 4: Rehearse and Refine with props and costuming Step 5:Read More →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes award-winning screenwriter, actor, director, and producer Sedona Feretto as a Spotlighted Guest! Sedona’s screenplays have earned numerous accolades in competitions such as BlueCat, Page Turner, Barnstorn, Emerging Screenwriters, and more, including an Imadjinn Award in 2021! Sedona has also received many nominations for her work as an actor and director. After living and working in Los Angeles for six years, Sedona is now based out of Nashville, Tennessee. We are honored to have Sedona participate with 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 →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes screenwriter/filmmaker/YouTuber/author Drew Graber and author Albert James Knabe as Official Panelists! As Panelists, Drew and Albert 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 →

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Imaginarium 2025 proudly welcomes actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, podcaster, and author Santiago Cirilo as a Spotlighted Guest! Many will recognize Santiago from some very popular roles he has performed in major TV series such as The Walking Dead and Nashville! Santiago is also a Podcaster for HiYah Nation, healing mental health with motivation and humor through entertainment. In the past, Santiago had a highly successful career at world-renowned Gibson Guitars that saw him become the only builder for Chet Akins guitars, in addition to building guitars for “A” List artists including Lenny Kravitz, Keith Urban and Toby Keith. We are honored to have Santiago participate withRead More →