2010 Bulwer-Lytton prize results
Some examples
"Elaine was a big woman, and in her tiny Smart car, stakeouts were always hard for her, especially in the August sun where the humidity made her massive thighs, under her lightweight cotton dress, stick together like two walruses in heat. "
"She purred sensually, oozing allure that was resisted only by his realization as an entomologist that the protein dust on the couch from the filing of her crimson nails was now being devoured by dust mites in a clicking, ferocious, ecstatic frenzy. "
(, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:15, Reply)
I've
always thought they were cheating slightly by not basing the competition on real, published books. Any idiot can write a bad sentence, it takes real brilliance to write badly and get it into print.
(, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:27, Reply)
