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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes award winning teacher, performer and choreographer Safiya Nawaara as a Spotlighted Guest! Safiya is the owner and artistic director of Arabesque World Dance in Lexington, Kentucky, and she will be performing at the Imaginarium 2023 Awards Banquet! Safiya has been performing and teaching Raqs Sharqi (belly dance) for 22 years. Her specialties include the traditional and folkloric dances from the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean. We are elated to have Safiya join us for our 10th Anniversary, taking place July 14-16, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes podcaster and cosplayer Jon Peacock as a Spotlighted Guest! Jon is a founding member of the Western Kentucky Ghostbusters, a non-profit cosplay group that raises spirits and charitable donations for the UK Children’s Hospital. Jon is also the host of the Nerd Alert podcast (part of the Talk Nerdy to Me Podcast Network) where he discusses all things geek-related. We are thrilled to have Jon join us for our 10th Anniversary, taking place July 14-16, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes author, game designer, podcaster, cosplayer, and photographer Scott Cox as a Spotlighted Guest! Scott has published game modules on DriveThruRPG for both Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest, in addition to designing boardgames. Scott is also a podcast host, a partner for two local gaming conventions in the Lexington/Cincinnati area (Lexington Gaming Convention, CinCityCon Gaming Convention), and a principle member of the Western Kentucky Ghostbusters cosplay group. We are excited to have Scott join us for our 10th Anniversary, taking place July 14-16, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes award-winning, bestselling author Virginia Smith as a Spotlighted Guest! Virginia is the author of more than fifty novels, two illustrated children’s books, and an assortment of articles and short stories. She writes in a variety of genres, ranging from romance to suspense! Virginia’s books have received numerous awards and recognitions. Two of her novels have received a Holt Medallion Award of Merit, and the 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! We are honored toRead More →

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Thank you to our latest Imaginarium 2023 Individual Patron, Marie Andreas! Our Individual Patrons help us grow and develop the Imaginarium Convention, so that we can bring more content and opportunities to creative individuals of all genres! We thank you for your support, Marie! If you would like to join our group of Imaginarium Individual Patrons, please visit: Become an Imaginarium 2023 Individual Patron!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker and fine art photographer Antonio Pantoja as a Spotlighted Guest! Antonio’s first feature film , “One Must Fall,” secured an international and domestic distribution deal, while garnering over 130 awards during its festival run! Antonio’s photography work has been featured on the covers of dozens of magazines, and overall his film and photography work has been recognized with over 200 awards! We are honored to have Antonio join us for our 10th Anniversary, taking place July 14-16, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes Amanda K. King, Michael R. Swanson, and J. Edwards Holt as Panelists! As official Panelists, they will all be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 10th Anniversary! We invite you to explore their individual pages which can be accessed by clicking on their graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes Shawn Lamb, Eric Moser, J. Patrick Lemarr, and Sako Tumi as Panelists! As official Panelists, they will all be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 10th Anniversary! We invite you to explore their individual pages which can be accessed by clicking on their graphic banners below!Read More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes author Michael Williams as a Spotlighted Guest! One of the original authors in the bestselling DRAGONLANCE Series with the novels “Weasel’s Luck” and “Galen Beknighted,” Michael is also the author of “Arcady,” a novel singled out for praise by Locus and Asimov’s magazines. Michael is also the author of the mythic fiction City Quartet, an ambitious literary work that includes four volumes that may be read in any order, with four stories that intertwine! Michael has a Ph.D. in Humanities, and he taught until 2022 at the University of Louisville, where he focused on the Modern Fantastic in fiction and film.Read More →

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Imaginarium 2023 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, publisher, game designer, author, and comic creator Demetrius Witherspoon as a Spotlighted Guest! Demetrius is the creator of the award-winning, Sci-Fi franchise, Submerge Universe! The Submerge Universe encompasses five award-winning short films, an animated TV pilot, comic books, a novel, a collectible card game, action figures, apparel, and much more. Currently, a feature film animated spin-off series, and a documentary are in development! The franchise has featured many well-known talents such as actor Bishop Stevens from Walking Dead, Chicago P.D., and Girl on the Third Floor (Netflix), and actress Katy O’Brian from Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Seasons 2Read More →