To cap off this amazing week of celebrating magic, we are thrilled—simply delighted—to recognize the “Juan” and only, Tamariz, with the Allan Slaight Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sharing Wonder
We are delighted to release the next category for the Allan Slaight Awards, Sharing Wonder—recognizing an outstanding magic performance by an exceptional artist. DISCOVER more about this wonder worker!
The 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?
This 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!
This 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!
The 2019 Allan Slaight Awards for Magic—recognizing outstanding achievements in the art—will be released, one name a day, all of next week.
On May 4, 2019, Magicana received the 2018 Literary and Media Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts at the legendary Magic Castle in Hollywood.
Extended! Last call for nominations for the Allan Slaight Awards, has been pushed to April 1.
A 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 are now open! Each year $50,000 in prize money is awarded to recognize outstanding achievements in the pursuit of the impossible.