ASM Magazines

Magicians societies thoughout the world proudly publicise there activites through a periodical of one type or another. These used to be magazines and periodicals, and now in the twent-first centry they are frequently online newletters. This is true of the ASM and the Magic Makers is available to members, emailed each month as an email newsletter. This was not always the case however, read on.

The Magic Mirror

Two years after the inauguration of the ASM in Sydney The Magic Mirror was established. It was the first magic magazine in the southern hemisphere and edited by Carl Orton Williams. It ran from January 1909 to October 1912. H. F. Cohen took over editorship until September 1921. J. Albert Briggs was the final editor until December 1921 and this magazine ended with volume 5 number 8. J. Albert Briggs went on to establish his own independent magazine called The Conjuror in 1922.

The Conjurer

Authored by the final editor The Magic Mirror, J. Albert Briggs, The Conjuror becamse our offical magazine between 1922 and 1939 (with a hiatus between 1927 and 1934.

Magic Makers

The Melbourne ASM introduced Magic Makers in Jan/Feb 1946 with Charles Wicks as the founding editor. Mr. Wicks also created the name.

Magic Makers was a printed publication distributed by mail or in person at meetings. Since 2002 it has been a electronic newsletter distributed by email.

Becauase of its long history the the newsletter provides information and opinions about the magic scene as it has progressed through many generations of magicians in Australia.

Magic Makers Editors

YearsEditor Name
2019-presentVinal Kumar
2011-2018Kamal Bhushan
2007 – 2010Peter Prevos
2004-2007Brian Pleasants
2001-2003Nick Morton
1999-2000John & Kristy de Moiser
1997-1999Ian Woods
1996-1997Ben Kierce & Brian Coppock
1988-1995Barry Govan
1984-1987Lindsay Carroll
1982-1984Lesley Pace
1979-1981Mike Wilton
1978-1979Michael Roberts
1975-1978Richard Bovington
1974-1975Jeannine Nagengast
1972-1973Rex Jenkins
1967-1971Rod Cuthbertson
1965-1966Ken Russell
1963-1964Will Bragg
1962Ross McIntosh
1960-1961Neville Finney
1956-1959Peter Strasser
1951-1955Les Worthington
1948-1950Jock Gardiner
1946-1947Charles Wicks
Editors of Magic Makers

Magic Capers

The Port Pirie Assembly #5 in South Australia had a newsletter called Magic Capers. It ran for at least 12 issues between 1957-1959.

Out of The Hat

The Adeladie Assembly #2 newsletter.

The Coven

The Launceston Assembly #7 newsletter.