Post by Lady Kessa on Jan 17, 2009 11:30:20 GMT -6
Through another website I stumbled upon the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Here's the gist of the site, from the site itself.
This, however, cannot begin to hint at the contest's results. I will give you one freebie, and then the link to read more.
The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest has been around since 1982, when it was created by Professor Scott Rice of the English Department at San Jose State University, as a twist on the conventional literary contests. The annual parody contest aims to find the worst "bad opening sentence to imaginary novels", in the tradition of award namesake Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, author of the most infamous opening line in fiction, "it was a dark and stormy night".
A grand prize winner is awarded each year, in addition to winners from sub-genres such as Children's Literature, Detective, Historical and Purple Prose. Writers are also awarded dishonorable mentions for their efforts
This, however, cannot begin to hint at the contest's results. I will give you one freebie, and then the link to read more.
Leopold looked up at the arrow piercing the skin of the dirigible with a sort of wondrous dismay -- the wheezy shriek was just the sort of sound he always imagined a baby moose being beaten with a pair of accordions might make.-Shannon Wedge
-New Hampshire