Scripps National Spelling Bee and Wordplay with Peter Sokolowski

Guest Bio

Peter A. Sokolowski joined Merriam-Webster in 1994, and he has since defined and edited entries for the best-selling Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary,Eleventh Edition, Merriam-Webster’s French-English Dictionary, and the forthcoming Merriam-Webster’s Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary. Peter represents the company in national author tours, radio and television interviews, and various presentations covering a wide range of language-related topics. His many duties include recording podcasts of “Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day” and monitoring entries to the interactive “Merriam-Webster’s Open Dictionary”—two popular features of the company’s free Web site, Merriam-Webster OnLine. Peter attended the University of Paris and taught French at the University of Massachusetts while earning his M.A. in French Literature. He also maintains a busy free-lance career as a musician, and presents jazz programming for Western New England’s National Public Radio affiliate.