Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 3:39PM 28 July, 2024 — we hosted the first ever Literary Death Match at Womad Festival in Malmesbury, Wiltshire (UK) that saw Erin Fornoff defeat Zahra Barri in a breathtaking battle of One Star Wonder that won Fornoff the LDM Womad, Ep. 1 medal, and literary immortality to go with it.
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 12:38PM August 18, 2018 — In our first foray into an event at a National Park, Literary Death Match headed to the Green Man Festival in Brecon Beacons, Wales for an afternoon delight that saw Rebecca Tantony narrowly outduel Susie Wild in sudden death during a One Star Wonder finale, winning Tantony the LDM Green Man, Ep. 1 crown and literary immortality to go with it.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 1:49PM September 13, 2013 — On a drizzly Friday the 13th, Literary Death Match's Festival Festival No. 6 debut was fearless in the face of calamity, in a space overlooking Portmeirion's dazzling center. In a Literary Spelling Bee face-off, it was Rachael Allen who was able to out-letter co-finalist Richard Milward by a score of 17-11 to win the LDM Festival No. 6, Ep. 1 crown!
Monday, August 5, 2013 at 9:20AM It's the only thing you need to see on Thursday night at this year's stonking Latitude Festival!
Picador Presents, Liteary Death Match: Love Edition
Thurs, 9.30pm, LITERARY ARENA
Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 3:12PM August 12, 2012 – In its first visit to the serene Wilderness Festival, Literary Death Match made them wild in a hot hurry, in an electric showcase that saw host Suzanne Azzopardi hand a well-earned gold medal to Femi Martin after a stunning display of instantaneous anagram-solving.
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 3:13PM August 22, 2011 — In a literary showcase like few before it, the Literary Death Match talent-fest at Edinburgh Book Festival finished with a Scot-off, as Christopher Brookmyre stole victory at a Books By Numbers finale that saw him overtake co-finalist Billy Letford in the late-seconds, winning the LDM crown by the narrowest three point margin literature has ever seen.
Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 10:25AM August 13, 2011 — The inaugural Literary Death Match, Standon Calling was a barrel of laughs that saw two-time LDM finale loser Nikesh Shukla deftly take his long-deserved Literary Death Match medal in a Twilight-inspired parlour game against Chimene Suleyman.
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 10:45AM August 7, 2011 — A wild afternoon went from great to brilliant on a sunny afternoon at Apple Cart Festival when Abigail Tarttelin (author of Flick) won the ever-prized Literary Death Match crown after a competitive finale that had the throngs on the edge of their non-seats!
A full write-up coming shortly!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 5:17AM July 14, 2011 — In the most populated LDM in Great Britain history (sponsored by Picador), droves showed to witness David Whitehouse win-out over Fiction Uncovered's Jake Wallis Simons by the largest margin of victory in LDM history (1985-to-1) in a Deal Or No Deal-style finish that won Whitehouse the LDM crown.
More to come shortly!
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Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 6:26AM June 26, 2011 — At a jam-packed and sweltering Bromley Literary Festival extravaganza, it was Helen Smith that out six-gunned Joan Taylor in a wild H.G. Wells shootout that saw Smith take home Bromley's first-ever Literary Death Match crown!
Full details coming soon!
