The Palindromist

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The Palindromist
The Palindromist No. 1.jpg
Cover of the Fall 1996 issue (№ 1)
Editor Mark Saltveit
Categories Recreational linguistics
FrequencyIrregular
PublisherPalindromist Press
First issue1996
CountryUnited States
Based in Portland, Oregon [1]
Website palindromist.org/magazine

The Palindromist is a magazine devoted to palindromes, published since 1996. Initially it was published biannually. The frequency switched to irregular. [1] It is edited by Mark Saltveit, a Portland-based stand-up comedian who won the first-ever World Palindrome Championship. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

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. [5] [6] The magazine also covers closely related forms of wordplay, including calculator words and written charades. [6]

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. [7] [8] [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Palindromist" . Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Steinmetz, Katy (March 6, 2013). "Madam, I'm Adam: Palindrome Masters Go Head to Head in Championship". TIME.
  3. ↑ V, Primus (July–August 2012). "Wow. Huh?". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Matheson, Whitney (April 3, 2012). "A dispatch from the king of palindromes". USA Today. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Oliver, Mark (February 20, 2002). "Do geese see God?". The Guardian. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Morice, David (February 2012). "Kickshaws". Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics. 45 (1): 22–50.
  7. ↑ Williams, John (March 8, 2013). "A Magazine, a Plan, a Contest — Symmys!". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ Matheson, Whitney (April 15, 2014). "It's the SymmyS: Awards honor best new palindromes". USA Today. Retrieved October 3, 2014.


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