The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

"It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness." --Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Paul Clifford (1830)

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest from San Jose State University annually honors the dark-and-stormy-night memory of Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, author of one of the more infamous leads in literary history. The 2005 winners are just now posted online according to categories (Adventure, History, Grand Panjandrum, etc.). Enjoy!