Joshua Jay

Joshua Jay, born October 30, 1981, in Canton, Ohio, is an American close-up magician. He has won several major awardsfact|date=August 2007 as well as lecturing at many conventions worldwide. He pens a monthly column in "Magic" magazine. His success is mainly due to his unique style of close up magic and nonverbal communication, specializing in sleight of hand using ordinary props such as cards, rope, a pocketful of coins, or even a remote control. Joshua graduated from the Ohio State University with a degree in English. He is also an alumnus of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.

TV appearances

* Discovery Channel's "Grand Illusions: The Story of Magic"
* Fox Network's "Lance Burton's Young Magician's Showcase"
* NHK's "Magic of America" (Japanese National Television)

Awards

First place awards include:
* Tannen's International Magicians Competition in New York City

* Las Vegas World Seminar (Presented by Lance Burton)
* International Battle of Magicians (twice, 1996 and 1998)
* Columbus Magi Fest

* Kleinman Incentive Award, Most Promising Youth (SAM National Convention)
* Best Published Trick, Award for Creativity (Linking Ring magazine)
* Youngest magician to write One-Man-Parade (twenty page exposition of original effects) in Linking Ring magazine

Books

* "Overlap"
* "Joshua Jay's Magic Atlas"
* "A Teens Routine"
* "Session"

His award-winningfact|date=August 2007 book "Joshua Jay's Magic Atlas" has been translated into German, Japanese, and French.

Videos

* Close Up, Up Close: Volumes 1 - 3

Columns

* "Talk About Tricks" ("Magic" magazine)
* "Talk About Tricks " - 3 DVD Set - Joshua Jay

External links

* [http://www.joshuajay.com/ Official website]
* [http://magicmagazine.com/ Magic magazine]