Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 10:08PM 19 June, 2024 — Literary Death Match returned to Melbourne for a thrilling night at Fringe Common Rooms at Trades Hall that saw Van Badham outduel Guido Melo in a breathtaking battle of One Star Wonder that won Badham the LDM Melbourne, Ep. 3 and literary immortality to go with it.
Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 11:35PM 9 April, 2024 — In what can only be described as an instant classic, Literary Death Match returned to Melbourne (and more specifically fortyfivedownstairs) with an eye-popping lineup and the generous support of the City of Melbourne Arts Grants, for a night that saw Thabani Tshuma narrowly outduel co-finalist Candy Bowers in a down-to-the-wire Literary Spelling Bee winning Tshuma the LDM Melbourne, Ep. 2 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 5:21AM November 15, 2023 — After five years away, Literary Death Match returned to Boston — or, really, Cambridge — for a wondrous affair at The Brattle that saw Desmond Hall outlast co-finalist E.B. Bartels in a down-to-the-wire Arithme-Lit finale that won Hall the LDM Boston, Ep. 17 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 9:04AM November 14, 2023 — After ten long years away, Literary Death Match returned to the City of Brotherly Love for a whizbang affair at City Winery that saw Eshani Surya outlast co-finalist Joseph Earl Thomas in a tense battle of Arithme-Lit, winning Surya the LDM Philadelphia, Ep. 6 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:55AM November 11, 2023 — Once again, Literary Death Match's annual visit to the Texas Book Festival was exceedingly brilliant, as we led off Lit Crawl Austin with an early-evening affair that was downright scintillating, as Shanteka Sigers narrowly beat out Kari Lavelle in a dramatic Literary Spelling Bee III finale winning Sigers the LDM Austin, Ep. 17 crown and literary immortality to go with it.
Friday, November 10, 2023 at 3:20AM November 10, 2023 — Literary Death Match returned to gorgeous Ogden and the Utah Humanities Book Festival for a raucous, inspiring night at Nurture the Creative Mind that saw Libby Leonard topple co-finalist Patrick Ramsay in a Literary Spelling Bee III finale that won Leonard literary immortality and the LDM Ogden, Ep. 3 crown.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 10:18PM November 8, 2023 — Literary Death Match returned to LA for our first-ever show in West Hollywood, partnering with the masterminds at WeHo Reads and the City of West Hollywood for a blazingly-bright night of lit, wit, silliness and belly laughs that saw Kyle Seibel topple co-finalist Melissa Chadburn in sudden death in an Arithme-Lit finale, winning Seibel literary immortality, and the LA, Ep. 53 crown.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 8:29PM November 1, 2023 — In a showcase of literary magic, Literary Death Match returned to Sydney for the brilliant BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival at State Library New South Wales. The night ended with Candice Fox toppling co-finalist Anne Buist in a down-to-the-wire battle of Arith-Crime-Lit, winning Fox the LDM Sydney, Ep. 2 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 2:17PM May 11, 2023 — After last year's smash-hit debut, Literary Death Match returned to the glorious Brisbane Writers Festival for an electrifying night at Queensland State Library where the audience saw Siang Lu narrowly outduel co-finalist Shirley Le in a whizbang Author Spelling Bee finale that won Lu the LDM Brisbane, Ep. 2 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 2:17PM May 6, 2023 — In what can only be described as the event of the literary millennium, Literary Death Match teamed with the word wizards at Bendigo Writers Festival for a wondrous night of wit, lit and wow that saw Melina Marchetta topple co-finalist Briar Rolfe in a battle of Arithme-Lit, winning Marchetta the LDM Bendigo, Ep. 1 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.