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Will Shortz
William F. Shortz (born August 26, 1952) is an American cruciverbalist and editor of The New York Times crossword. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in the invented field of enigmatology. After starting his career at Penny Press and Games magazine, he was hired by The New York Times in 1993.
Shortz's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is the country's oldest and largest crossword tournament.
Shortz was born on August 26, 1952, and raised on an Arabian horse farm in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was drawn to puzzles at an early age; in eighth grade he wrote a paper titled "Puzzles as a Profession". (The paper earned him a B+.) At age 13, Shortz wrote to Language on Vacation author Dmitri Borgmann for advice on how to pursue a career in puzzles. At age 16, Shortz began regularly contributing crossword puzzles to Dell Publishing.
Shortz graduated from Indiana University in 1974, and is the only person known to hold a college degree in enigmatology, the study of puzzles. Shortz wrote his thesis about the history of American word puzzles, which he achieved by designing his own curriculum through Indiana University's Individualized Major Program. He also earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law (1977), but did not sit for the bar exam, opting for a career in puzzles instead.
Shortz is the author or editor of more than 100 books and owns over 20,000 puzzle books and magazines dating back to 1545, reportedly the world's largest private library on the subject. He is a member and historian of the National Puzzlers' League.
Shortz began his career at Penny Press Magazines, then moved to Games magazine for 15 years, including as its editor from 1989 until it temporarily folded in 1990. He was rehired in late 1991, then let go in August 1993.
In 1978, Shortz founded the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and has been its director since then. He founded the World Puzzle Championship in 1992 and is a director of the U.S. Puzzle Team.
He has also been the puzzle master on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday since its launch in 1987, where he hosts the Sunday Puzzle, a cooperative game between the show's host and one of the show's listeners. The lucky player is picked randomly from a group of submissions containing the correct answer to a qualifier puzzle issued the week before.
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Will Shortz
William F. Shortz (born August 26, 1952) is an American cruciverbalist and editor of The New York Times crossword. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in the invented field of enigmatology. After starting his career at Penny Press and Games magazine, he was hired by The New York Times in 1993.
Shortz's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is the country's oldest and largest crossword tournament.
Shortz was born on August 26, 1952, and raised on an Arabian horse farm in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was drawn to puzzles at an early age; in eighth grade he wrote a paper titled "Puzzles as a Profession". (The paper earned him a B+.) At age 13, Shortz wrote to Language on Vacation author Dmitri Borgmann for advice on how to pursue a career in puzzles. At age 16, Shortz began regularly contributing crossword puzzles to Dell Publishing.
Shortz graduated from Indiana University in 1974, and is the only person known to hold a college degree in enigmatology, the study of puzzles. Shortz wrote his thesis about the history of American word puzzles, which he achieved by designing his own curriculum through Indiana University's Individualized Major Program. He also earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law (1977), but did not sit for the bar exam, opting for a career in puzzles instead.
Shortz is the author or editor of more than 100 books and owns over 20,000 puzzle books and magazines dating back to 1545, reportedly the world's largest private library on the subject. He is a member and historian of the National Puzzlers' League.
Shortz began his career at Penny Press Magazines, then moved to Games magazine for 15 years, including as its editor from 1989 until it temporarily folded in 1990. He was rehired in late 1991, then let go in August 1993.
In 1978, Shortz founded the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and has been its director since then. He founded the World Puzzle Championship in 1992 and is a director of the U.S. Puzzle Team.
He has also been the puzzle master on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday since its launch in 1987, where he hosts the Sunday Puzzle, a cooperative game between the show's host and one of the show's listeners. The lucky player is picked randomly from a group of submissions containing the correct answer to a qualifier puzzle issued the week before.
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