Editor | Mark Saltveit |
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Categories | Recreational linguistics |
Frequency | Irregular |
Publisher | Palindromist Press |
First issue | 1996 |
Country | United 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]
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]