, ▁P enn ▁& ▁T eller , ▁Mike ▁C aven ey , ▁and ▁Mac ▁King . ▁Its ▁final ▁issue ▁was ▁# 3 0 1 , ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Writ ers ▁for ▁the ▁magazine ▁have ▁included ▁Josh ua ▁Jay , ▁G abe ▁F aj uri , ▁John ▁Lov ick , ▁Alan ▁Howard , ▁Max ▁Maven , ▁Peter ▁D uff ie , ▁And i ▁Glad win , ▁Mark ▁Nelson , ▁R ory ▁John ston , ▁Tim othy ▁Hy de ▁and ▁Sh awn ▁Mc Master . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁M AG IC ▁Magazine ▁was ▁de emed ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest - s elling ▁publication ▁for ▁mag icians ▁by ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Records . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁M AG IC ▁Magazine ▁was ▁also ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ' s ▁ 5 0 ▁favorite ▁mag az ines ▁in ▁their ▁annual ▁summer ▁list . ▁ ▁M AG IC ▁Live ! ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁M AG IC ▁would ▁be ▁producing ▁a ▁once - in - a - l if etime , ▁never - to - be - re pe ated ▁event ▁called ▁M AG IC ▁Live . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁to ▁life ▁the ▁stories ▁and ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁print ▁magazine ▁and ▁to ▁immer se ▁M AG IC ▁subscri bers ▁in ▁the ▁stories ▁they ▁read ▁each ▁month . ▁The ▁" un con vent ional ▁convention " ▁took ▁place ▁August