July 17, 2003

Fiction writing contest

Third Hand's Kathy Kinsley pointed me to this fiction writing contest.The rules to the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest are childishly simple:

  • Each entry must consist of a single sentence.
  • Sentences may be of any length (though you go beyond 50 or 60 words at your peril), and entrants may submit more than one, but all entries must be original and previously unpublished.
  • Entries should be submitted on index cards, the sentence on one side and the entrant's name, address, and phone number on the other..
  • Entries will be judged by categories, from "general" to detective, western, science fiction, romance, and so on. There will be overall winners as well as category winners..
  • The deadline is April 15 (a date Americans associate with painful submissions and making up bad stories).
Well, heck that seems a bit far off. So, maybe we should have our own contest. Anyone interested?

Posted by Tiger at July 17, 2003 04:17 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Heh.

A "worst purple prose of the blogosphere" contest? Could be fun.

Might even manage to put The dullest blog in the world to shame. ;)

Posted by: Kathy K at July 17, 2003 07:28 PM

Sounds like a bit of fun!

Posted by: Cherry at July 17, 2003 10:10 PM

Yes!

Posted by: Paul at July 18, 2003 06:38 AM

Game on!

Posted by: Pietro at July 18, 2003 02:22 PM