ALLAN SLAIGHT AWARDS
AND THE WINNERS ARE ...
On May 27, 2017, as part of the closing
events of the 44th Magic Collectors
Weekend in Montreal, we presented this
year's Allan Slaight Awards.
The Allan Slaight Awards were instituted
by the Slaight Family Foundation to
honour Allan Slaight, a media mogul
and philanthropist with a lifelong
passion for magic, and to recognize
outstanding achievements in the
pursuit of the impossible. Each year, a
total of $50,000 in prizes is distributed
across five categories. The Allan Slaight
Awards also include an iPad with each
recipient's name engraved on the award
to commemorate the occasion.
Congratulations to this year's
recipients:
MAX MAVEN
Lifetime Achievement ($15,000)
DEREK DELGAUDIO
Sharing Wonder ($15,000)
JOHN LOVICK
Sharing Secrets ($10,000)
EDWARD HILSUM
International Rising Star ($5,000)
ERIC LECLERC
Canadian Rising Star ($5,000)
Due to performance conflicts, Derek
Delgaudio and Eric Leclerc were
unable to attend the presentations.
Award Winners with David Ben and Julie Eng / Award
Winners with Emmanuelle Gattuso Slaight. Photos by
David Linsell.
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www.magicana.com
THE MAGIC CIRCLE
YOUNG MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Dean Leavy on his win
This is a biennial competition to
encourage junior conjurors between
the ages of 14 and 18 to present an act
of stage magic.
The winner wins the Derrick Speight
Trophy, three years membership of
The Magic Circle and a trip to LA to Jeff
McBride’s Magic and Mystery School.
Runner up was Cameron Glenwright
and in third place was Ryan Jackson.
www.themagiccircle.co.uk
Magician, Author, actor and friend to many Graham Reed.
The Winner of The Young Magician of the Year 2017 is Dean Leavy aged 17 from Windsor
Dean fought off tough competition in front of a sold-out house at The Magic Circle HQ
He dazzled and impressed the panel of judges that included Romany, David Wood and Dr
Will Houstoun.
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