Allan Simmons
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Allan Simmons was one of the founder members of the Association of British Scrabble Players
and succeeded Peter Finley as its Chairman. He was the first Chairman of WESPA, the World English-language Scrabble Players Association. He was also the 2008 UK National Scrabble Champion.
As well as playing top level Scrabble since the late 70's, Simmons is also known as a prolific author of Scrabble
books and publisher of Onwords magazine since 1979. Together with Darryl Francis
he has produced every edition of Official Scrabble Words by Chambers and has more recently worked with HarperCollins
on their official wordlist book. He also currently writes a weekly Scrabble column for The Times, compiles a weekly Scrabble puzzle for The Telegraph, and compiles the content for an annual desktop Scrabble puzzle calendar (with some input by Stewart Holden
) .
Allan Simmons has won the British Matchplay Scrabble Championship four times, The Scottish Championships three times, the UK Masters twice, the UK National Scrabble Championship
once, and played at the World Scrabble Championship
four times.
Association of British Scrabble Players
The Association of British Scrabble Players oversees competitive Scrabble in the UK. It was formed in 1987 by agreement with J W Spear & Sons, the game's trademark owner, who were subsequently bought out by Mattel in 1993...
and succeeded Peter Finley as its Chairman. He was the first Chairman of WESPA, the World English-language Scrabble Players Association. He was also the 2008 UK National Scrabble Champion.
As well as playing top level Scrabble since the late 70's, Simmons is also known as a prolific author of Scrabble
Scrabble
Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid. The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary. Official reference works provide a list...
books and publisher of Onwords magazine since 1979. Together with Darryl Francis
Darryl Francis
Darryl Francis is a well-known author of books on Scrabble.He was a co-compiler of Chambers' original Official Scrabble Words publication in 1988 and consultant on all future editions, along with ex ABSP chairman Allan Simmons...
he has produced every edition of Official Scrabble Words by Chambers and has more recently worked with HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
on their official wordlist book. He also currently writes a weekly Scrabble column for The Times, compiles a weekly Scrabble puzzle for The Telegraph, and compiles the content for an annual desktop Scrabble puzzle calendar (with some input by Stewart Holden
Stewart Holden
Stewart Holden is a competitive Scrabble player from the United Kingdom. Holden is originally from Oxford but has resided in Belfast, Northern Ireland since 2008...
) .
Allan Simmons has won the British Matchplay Scrabble Championship four times, The Scottish Championships three times, the UK Masters twice, the UK National Scrabble Championship
National Scrabble Championship (UK)
The UK National Scrabble Championships is held annually. It is organised by Mattel UK, the copyright owners of Scrabble in the UK, and rated by the Association of British Scrabble Players.-History:...
once, and played at the World Scrabble Championship
World Scrabble Championship
The World Scrabble Championship is the most prestigious title in competitive English-language Scrabble. It has been held every second year since 1991. The current World Scrabble Champion is Nigel Richards...
four times.