Dell Magazines

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Dell Magazines
Parent company Penny Publications
Founded1921;104 years ago (1921)
Founder George T. Delacorte Jr.
Country of origin United States
Publication types Magazines
Nonfiction topicsCrosswords, puzzles, astrology
Fiction genres Mystery, science fiction
Official website www.pennypublications.com

Dell Magazines is a magazine company known for its many puzzle and astrology magazines. It formerly owned Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , Asimov's Science Fiction , and Analog Science Fiction and Fact until 2025. [1]

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It was founded by George T. Delacorte Jr. in 1921 as part of his Dell Publishing Co. Dell was sold in March 1996 to Crosstown Publications, with headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut. The parent company is now known as Penny Publications, LLC, which also publishes Penny Press puzzle magazines.

The first puzzle magazine Dell published was Dell Crossword Puzzles , in 1931, and since then it has printed magazines containing word searches, math and logic puzzles, and other diversions.

Dell Magazines acquired Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Asimov's Science Fiction, and Analog Science Fiction and Fact in 1992 from Davis Publications.

Dell Magazines is also the sponsor of the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, given out by the World Science Fiction Society alongside the Hugo Awards. The award was previously known as the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer from its founding in 1973 until 2019, after that year's winner, Jeannette Ng, criticized John W. Campbell during her award acceptance speech. [2] [3] [4]

Former Dell magazines

Defunct Dell magazines

See also

References

  1. "Analog, Asimov's, and F&SF Under New Ownership". Locus Online. 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  2. Liptak, Andrew (2019-08-27). "Dell Magazines is Changing the Name of the John W. Campbell Award". Tor.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  3. Ng, Jeannette (2019-08-21). "John W. Campbell, for whom this award was named, was a fascist". Medium. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  4. theastoundinganalogcompanion (2019-08-27). "A Statement from the Editor". The Astounding Analog Companion. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  5. "Zane Grey's West Society". zgws.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.