How to create new magic for a play over seven decades old? Find out in this 5-min video, by @stratfest where Magicana’s artistic director, David Ben (@theconjuror), shares tricks of the trade as #magicconsultant for Grand Magic, onstage now. #SFGrandMagic

WHAT A GREAT WEEK! Congratulations once again to all the 2023 Allan Slaight Award Recipients Here's a round up of all their stories!. We thank the Slaight Family Foundation for recognizing magic as an art and for investing in its future.

Did you meet the 2023 Allan Slaight Lifetime Achievement award recipient? As we make a sweep across JOHN FISHER's many achievements, you'll the monumental efforts he's made to advancing this art! WATCH:

After celebrating emerging artists earlier in the week, we now turn our gaze to those who have devoted themselves as the builders magic. Congratulations to JOHN FISHER (center) the 2023 Allan Slaight Lifetime Achievement recipient.

Happy Friday! And today, we acknowledge JOHN FISHER (2nd from the right) as the 2023 Allan Slaight Lifetime Achievement award recipient! John’s brilliant career as a television producer, consultant, historian and writer is beyond staggering. WATCH:

A wonderful day celebrating wonder sharing by @asiwind Did you see him in action? Learn more about his award: Tomorrow is our final day of the Slaight Awards & we will present the Lifetime Achievement Award! See you then!

Meet this year’s wonder sharer, @Asiwind as we celebrate his new show, Asi Wind’s Inner Circle. With Asi's unique approach and mastery of technique, there is no doubt why he's the 2023 Allan Slaight Sharing Wonder award recipient! WATCH

Meet 2023 Allan Slaight Sharing Wonder award recipient @asiwind Watch as we celebrate his work in Asi Wind’s Inner Circle. Discover the magic behind his unique approach to sharing wonder, up close and personal! WATCH:.

It's been great celebrating the Allan Slaight Sharing Secrets award today, recognizing @denisbehr & the #conjuringarchive If you missed the news, it's all here: .Join us tomorrow as we reveal the SHARING WONDER award!

Did you see? @denisbehr is this year's Allan Slaight SHARING SECRETS recipient! LEARN all about Denis's #ConjuringArchive database and why it's so important to magic creators, researchers and historians. WATCH

Congratulations @denisbehr —this year’s Sharing Secrets recipient for the #conjuringarchive This award comes with $10,000 & an iPad from the Slaight Family Foundation. LEARN more about Denis and his archive and why crediting correctly is so important!

It’s been so great to acknowledge emerging artists. Tomorrow, it’s about secrets! Who’s great at sharing? Follow us on Wed & find out ! For now, here’s the International Rising Star for 2023, NIKOLA ARKANE! Watch:.

Congratulations to #NikolaArkane who is this year’s Allan Slaight International Rising Star recipient! Find out what makes her a magician in the rise!

Meet 2023 International Rising Star, Nikola Arkane! Her award comes with $5,000 & an iPad from the Slaight Family Foundation. Learn more about this exciting magician from Belfast who has built a steady star path forward. WATCH: #nikolaarkane #fizzwizzpop

Congratulations to Canadian Rising Star ATSUSHI ONO of Calgary! Follow us on Tuesday to find out who is this year's Allan Slaight International Rising Star! #magicexcellence #slaightawards

Meet this year's Allan Slaight Canadian Rising Star, ATSUSHI ONO! This award also comes with $5,000 and an iPad. Come and meet this Calgary magician and learn more about how he knocked the socks off the Canada's Got Talent panel of judges! WATCH:

Congratulations to #ATSUSHIONO of Calgary, who is this year's Allan Slaight Canadian Rising Star, which comes with $5,000 & iPad from the Slaight Family Foundation! WATCH:

9th Allan Slaight Awards is on! Canadian Rising Star award recognizes an emerging talent, and comes $5,000 & iPad from the Slaight Family Foundation. Congratulations to ATSUSHI ONO of Calgary! WATCH: #slaightawards #magicexcellence #canadianrisingstar.

Next week, we will announce the 2023 Allan Slaight Award recipients! These special awards, unique to magic, recognize outstanding achievement in the pursuit of the impossible. Since 2015, the Slaight Family Foundation has given away $410,000! SEE:

We print to match pre-order demand, so if you are interested in a copy of Magicol No. 198, now's the time to order. We hope to ship by early May. It's other jam-packed issue, featureing “The Escapists: A Celebration of Female Daredevils and Escapologists.”