The great-great-great grandson of the much-maligned author Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton is to take part in a debate to defend his ancestor's writing. The Honourable Henry Lytton Cobbold, of Knebworth ...

Even though I ran two columns of top entries in my local version of the international Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, there were several others that received significant judge support but couldn’t be ...

When it comes to recognizing good literature, you've got all kinds of prizes - the National Book Award, the Nobel, the Booker. But when it comes to recognizing truly bad writing, there's the ...

The English professor sat there thinking, alone on a dark night in 1981, as nights were then and are now even without storms, which are dark too. He pondered how to get students writing more and ...

“Detective Bart Lasiter was in his office studying the light from his one small window falling on his super burrito when the door swung open to reveal a woman whose body said you’ve had your last ...

One generation’s master is the next generation’s hack. One generation’s classic is the next’s punch-line. Witness the case of Edward George Earle Bulwer, Baron Lytton of Knebworth–or, as he became ...

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who died 150 years ago on Thursday, was a highly successful writer in his day. He was also a prominent politician, serving for a time as British colonial secretary. Moreover, his ...

For the vast majority of authors, they spend long, lonely hours attempting to hone their craft and be the best they can possibly be. For a very small minority, this can often result in winning ...