Marc MacKenzie says he was “pleasantly surprised” to win
Canadian Marc MacKenzie has won the “most beautiful tweet ever tweeted,” chosen and announced by broadcaster Stephen Fry at the Hay Festival, an annual 10-day literature festival held in Wales from May to June. The organizers of the festival had different tweet categories including the most eloquent, most evocative or the best pun. MacKenzie, 41, began tweeting after people said they enjoyed reading his Facebook statuses. His winning tweet read: “I believe we can build a better world! Of course, it’ll take a whole lot of rock, water & dirt. Also, not sure where to put it.”