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date that Americans associate with painful submissions and making up bad 
stories). [DOC] [TLE] It was a dark and stormy night - Wikipedia [PAR] "It was a dark and stormy night" is an often-mocked and parodied phrase written 
by English novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton in the opening sentence of his 1830 
novel Paul Clifford. The phrase is considered to represent "the archetypal 
example of a florid, melodramatic style of fiction writing," also known as purple 
prose. ... Its status as a catchphrase for bad writing comes from the opening 
sentence... [DOC] [TLE] It was a dark and stormy night: The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest [PAR] Mar 29, 2015 ... Synopsis: Everyone knows the line It was a dark and stormy night from 
Snoopy's ... of that famous line, and why he has a literary competition named after 
him? ... Snoopy would write atop his dog house began with that sentence. ... Scott 
Rice: He's a better writer than the contest has made him out to be, and... [DOC] [TLE] Bulwer-Lytton prize for bad writing goes to brutally mangled ... [PAR] Jul 27, 2011 ... Bulwer-Lytton's own sentence, "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain ... "My life 
is a little brighter knowing I'm the Worst Writer of 2011," she said. "It's only fitting 
that someone who teaches people how to teach would be a bad-writing winner." 
... 'Don't believe the polls': Donald Trump's supporters back him... [DOC] [TLE] A Paean To Putrid Prose - tribunedigital-thecourant - Collections [PAR] Jul 23, 1998 ... So what does one get for winning a bad-writing contest? ... is named for author 
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, a Victorian novelist ... ``Paul Clifford,'' with ``It was 
a dark and stormy night,'' the same line ... ``I never heard from him again. ... Rice 
said, ``but the winners become household names who have to... [DOC] [TLE] Fritinancy: It Was a Dark and Stormy Metaphor [PAR] Aug 7, 2007 ... The contest--a celebration of wretched writing in all its myriad ... at San Jose 
State University; it was named in honor of the Victorian ... one of his novels with 
the line "It was a dark and stormy night," a line ... Gerald began--but was 
interrupted by a piercing whistle which cost him ten .... Good Copy, Bad Copy [DOC] [TLE] Writer claims top dishonor in contest for bad writing | Amarillo Globe ... [PAR] Jul 26, 2011 ... I didn't know how bad of a pun I was writing this year, he said.Wyatt ... The 
contest is named after Victorian novelist Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, who 
penned Paul Clifford with the opening line, It was a dark and stormy night, and 
... it to people and I said, 'I've got to have him on my staff,' Green said. [DOC] [TLE] Linda Sands | It was a dark and stormy night. [PAR] Aug 14, 2008 ... Top dishonors in writing go to Washington man ... has won a Washington man 
this year's grand prize in an annual contest of bad writing. ... The contest is 
named after Victorian novelist Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, whose 1830 
novel Paul Clifford famously begins It was a dark and stormy night.. [DOC] [TLE] The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0 - Soul Music - The L-Space Web [PAR] "It was a dark and stormy night" has entered the English language as the ... There 
even exists a Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, in which people try to write the worst 
possible ... This is a reference to the town of Llareggub in Dylan Thomas' short

Question: For writing "It was a dark and stormy night", this Victorian has a bad prose contest named for him
Answer: Edward Bulwer-Lytton