The Palindromist

The Palindromist

Cover of the Fall 1996 issue (№ 1)
Editor Mark Saltveit
Categories Recreational linguistics
Publisher Palindromist Press
First issue 1996
Country United States
Website palindromist.org/magazine

The Palindromist is a magazine devoted to palindromes, published biennially since 1996. It is edited by Mark Saltveit, a Portland-based stand-up comedian who won the first-ever World Palindrome Championship.[1][2][3]

Each issue of the magazine prints a variety of palindromes in various forms (letter-unit, word-unit, and vertical), covers palindrome-related news, and seeks to accredit writers of famous palindromes.[4][5] The magazine also covers closely related forms of wordplay, including calculator words and written charades.[5]

The magazine organizes the SymmyS Awards, an annual palindrome competition adjudicated by a celebrity panel. Past judges have included Will Shortz, MC Paul Barman, Ben Zimmer, David Allen Cress, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Demetri Martin, and John Flansburgh.[6][7][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Steinmetz, Katy (March 6, 2013). "Madam, I’m Adam: Palindrome Masters Go Head to Head in Championship". TIME.
  2. ↑ V, Primus (July–August 2012). "Wow. Huh?". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ Matheson, Whitney (April 3, 2012). "A dispatch from the king of palindromes". USA Today. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Oliver, Mark (February 20, 2002). "Do geese see God?". The Guardian. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Morice, David (February 2012). "Kickshaws". Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics. 45 (1): 22–50.
  6. ↑ Williams, John (March 8, 2013). "A Magazine, a Plan, a Contest — Symmys!". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ Matheson, Whitney (April 15, 2014). "It's the SymmyS: Awards honor best new palindromes". USA Today. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
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