Cathy Bryant - GalleyCat http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry Copyright 2013 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:29:25 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Cathy Bryant Has Written the Worst Sentence of the Year Cathy Bryant of Manchester, England has written the worst sentence of the year, winning the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest with the world’s worst opening to an imaginary novel. Here is the sentence:

As he told her that he loved her she gazed into his eyes, wondering, as she noted the infestation of eyelash mites, the tiny deodicids burrowing into his follicles to eat the greasy sebum therein, each female laying up to 25 eggs in a single follicle, causing inflammation, whether the eyes are truly the windows of the soul; and, if so, his soul needed regrouting.

Follow this link to read the worst sentences in other categories. UPDATE: Suzanne Fondrie, the proud winner of last year’s competition, congratulated Bryant: “I take pleasure in passing the guttering torch of Bad Writing to this year’s winner. May you write long and badly, Cathy!”

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