Here's a contest some here might have a really good shot at...the idea is to come up with the worst opening line of a fictitious novel...and don't look at me btw...
It's not often where writing bad is a good thing...
THE BULWER-LYTTON FICTION CONTEST
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DEADLINE: June 30, 2013
GENRE: Humour
DETAILS: Write a bad opening line to a novel. The sentence
shouldn't be longer than 50 - 60 words. All genres accepted.
Multiple entries accepted. All original and unpublished.
PRIZES: a pittance
URL: http://www.bulwer-lytton.com
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...
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DEADLINE: June 30, 2015
GENRE: Short Stories
DETAILS: Submit the worst possible opening sentence for a story
up to 60 words max. Enter as many times as you like.
PRIZE: a pittance
I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...