What’s the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest?

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest seeks the worst opening sentences to science fiction novels. Named after Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, it attracts thousands of entries each year and awards a cash prize to the winner. The contest rules require a single sentence that is original work. Winning entries feature run-on sentences with nonsensical premises and broken grammar […]

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