Sharing Secrets 2019
June 26, 2019The Sharing Secrets award recognizes exceptionally creative and innovative work in the study of magic, and comes with an iPad and a prize of $10,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation. Who is this year’s secret sharer?
International Rising Star 2019
June 25, 2019This award acknowledges outstanding work by an up-and-coming magician and comes with a prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation. Discover more about this new talent!
Canadian Rising Star 2019
June 24, 2019This award acknowledges outstanding work by an emerging Canadian magician and comes with a cash prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation. Find out who it is!
And the winner is…
June 21, 2019The 2019 Allan Slaight Awards for Magic—recognizing outstanding achievements in the art—will be released, one name a day, all of next week.
Literary & Media Fellowship
May 07, 2019On May 4, 2019, Magicana received the 2018 Literary and Media Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts at the legendary Magic Castle in Hollywood.
Nomination Deadline Extended
March 29, 2019Extended! Last call for nominations for the Allan Slaight Awards, has been pushed to April 1.
Johnny Thompson, 1934-2019
March 11, 2019A devastating loss... master magician, Johnny Thompson (aka The Great Tomsoni) passed away on March 9, 2019 at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife of forty-five years, Pamela Hayes Thompson.
Nominations for the Allan Slaight Awards Open
January 23, 2019Nominations for the Allan Slaight Awards are now open! Each year $50,000 in prize money is awarded to recognize outstanding achievements in the pursuit of the impossible.
Luna De Verano
December 21, 2018Happy Holidays! Binge watch and brush up on your Spanish with these new releases in The Screening Room from Juan Tamariz. Feliz navidad!