Draft article not currently submitted for review. This is a draft Articles for creation (AfC) submission. It is not currently pending review. While there are no deadlines, abandoned drafts may be deleted after six months. To edit or make changes to this draft, simply click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window. To be accepted, a draft should: Show the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article by using multiple sources that meet four criteria. The sources should be (1) reliable (2) secondary (3) independent of the subject (4) talk about the subject in some depth. For some topics, there are alternative criteria. Be written from a neutral point of view Respect copyright and do not plagiarize. Do not copy-paste. It is strongly discouraged to write about either yourself or your business or employer. If you do so, you must declare it. Where to get help If you need help editing or submitting your draft, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors. These venues are only for help with editing and the submission process, not to get reviews. If you need feedback on your draft, or if the review is taking a lot of time, you can try asking for help on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. Some WikiProjects are more active than others so a speedy reply is not guaranteed. How to improve a draft Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia – a basic overview on how to edit Wikipedia. Help:Wikitext – how to use the markup Help:Referencing for beginners – how to include references Wikipedia:Article development – how to develop your article Wikipedia:Writing better articles – how to improve your article Wikipedia:Verifiability – make sure your article includes reliable third-party sources You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Add tags to your draft Editor resources Easy tools: Citation bot (help) | Advanced: Fix bare URLs Last edited by WereSpielChequers (talk | contribs) 19 days ago. (Update) Submit the draft for review!

• Comment: One big advertisement for a non notable self published book? Theroadislong (talk) 17:17, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Connie Boyd is a Canadian magician, producer, author, and magic historian. Known for her illusion magic performances and original presentations, she was a Las Vegas headliner for over a decade, a producer of women-led magic shows on cruise ships, and later founded the Magical Women project, a multimedia resource documenting the history and contributions of women in magic. Boyd was the recipient of a World Magic Award, a winner of the Academy of Magical Arts Special Fellowship Award, and serves as Senior Associate Editor at Vanish International Magic Magazine. In 2025, she authored The Power of Magical Women, an anthology documenting more than 70 female magicians across multiple disciplines, published by Vanish Press.

Boyd was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. As a teenager, she trained with the National Ballet School of Canada. An ankle injury ended her ballet career, and she subsequently auditioned for and was hired by Circus Tivoli in 1981 as a circus artist.^[1] Her hiring was noted in Maclean's magazine, which quoted Circus Tivoli impresario Sergei Sawchyn describing her as "the first of a brand-new Canadian circus tradition. One that any kid would be proud to run away to."^[2] Boyd performed as a single trapeze artist and assisted juggler Wally Eastwood on tour across the United States, Japan, and Canada. In 1986, she sustained a serious fall during a Shrine Circus performance at the Houston Astrodome, which led her to change careers.

Following her circus injury, Boyd relocated to Las Vegas and pursued a career as a magician, encouraged by magician and puppeteer Barclay Shaw. She made her professional magic debut on December 18, 1987, performing as "Connie the Magician" in the Holiday on Us show in the Versailles (Splash) showroom at the Riviera Hotel and Casino.^[3] From 1989 she substituted for, and in 1991 she was engaged to replace, magician Lance Burton as the featured magic act in the Folies Bergère at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. Her work in the production was recognized as early as November 1989, when she was featured on the cover of What's On in Las Vegas: The Visitor's Survival Guide, accompanied by a feature article titled "Connie Boyd: A True Lady of Magic."^[4] Throughout her Las Vegas career, she worked with magic consultant Don Wayne and magic director Joanie Spina, whom she credits with shaping her foundational technique and signature routines.^[5] Boyd is noted for opening for comedian Louie Anderson in the Celebrity Room at Bally's. Reviewing her October 1994 performance, Las Vegas Review-Journal critic Michael Paskevich wrote that Boyd combined "nifty new illusions" and described her as "fetching" and "on track for even better things to come."^[6] Boyd also served as opening act for Eddy Arnold's farewell performances at The Orleans in Las Vegas. Her billing was noted in the "This is Las Vegas" entertainment column in April 1999,^[7] and reviewed by Mike Weatherford in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, who described the engagement under the headline "Country legend begins run at Orleans."^[8]

In 2005, Boyd was hired as magic consultant for Costa Cruise Lines aboard the Costa Magica, a newly built cruise ship, for the “Magical Moments” production in Genoa, Italy. Beginning in 2006, she expanded her work with the cruise industry, producing large-scale magic production shows featuring female magicians as headline acts within onboard entertainment packages. By 2020, Boyd had produced four distinct magic shows for various cruise lines — The Beauty of Magic, Illusions, Tricks with Chicks, and Illusionista — each starring a different female magician.^[9]

In 2020, Boyd created the Magical Women project, a YouTube channel and multimedia initiative documenting female magicians through interviews and performance footage. The project represents one of the first dedicated video archives of women in the history of magic.^[10][11] That same year, she began writing a monthly column, "Magical Women by Connie Boyd", for Vanish International Magic Magazine, covering female magicians across all disciplines and eras.^[12] In 2022, Boyd presented the lecture How Women Influence Magic at FISM (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques) in Quebec City, Canada, as part of a historic series curated by Max Maven. Her presentation received a standing ovation.^[13] In 2025, she authored and published The Power of Magical Women, an anthology profiling more than 70 women in the magical arts, released by Vanish Press, Las Vegas. The book has been described by reviewers as the first non-fiction anthology of its kind dedicated to female magicians.^[14] The virtual book launch party was hosted by the Los Angeles Tribune and featured participation from more than 25 contributors to the book.

• Official website
• Magical Women with Connie Boyd's channel on YouTube
• Book Official Website https://thepowerofmagicalwomen.com