Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 1:51PM October 18, 2022 — In our grand return to LA, Literary Death Match was back at the Hammer Museum's Billy Wilder Theater for a whizbang, talent-laden affair that saw Prince Shakur outduel Jean Chen Ho in the debut of the LDM finale "Repeat After Me," winning Shakur the LDM LA, Ep. 52 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 7:58AM September 15, 2022 — It took us 16 years to make our way to Motor City, and we were missing out. Our Detroit debut was a smash-hit on the gorgeous The Old Miami lawn, and saw Frank Anthony Polito barely topple Alise Alousi in sudden-sudden death to win Polito the LDM Detroit, Ep. 1 crown and literary immortality to go with it.
Monday, September 12, 2022 at 7:38AM September 12, 2022 — In our grand return to Midland & Odessa, LDM joined forces with Odessa Arts and Writers' League of Texas for a night of brilliance inside a boxing ring (!) that saw James Wade narrowly win over co-finalist Kathy Valentine in a thrilling battle of Original or Adapted, winning Wade the LDM Midland & Odessa, Ep. 5 crown and literary immortality to go with it.
Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 7:13AM September 10, 2022 — After a foolishly-long six year absence, Literary Death Match returned to the Windy City, partnering with StoryStudio Chicago and Printers Row Lit Fest for a late-afternoon gem that saw Diana Slickman claim narrow victory over Mikki Kendall in an Original or Adapted? finale that won Slickman the LDM Chicago, Ep. 11 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 2:06AM September 7, 2022 — After too many moons away, Literary Death Match made its gleeful return to San Francisco (and more specifically, Valencia Room). The brilliant night finished with Kate Folk narrowly topping her co-finalist Vanessa Hua in an Original or Adapted? finale that went down to the wire, winning Folk the LDM SF, Ep. 70 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 9:32PM June 12, 2022 — In what was a literary all-timer, Literary Death Match teamed with the geniuses at the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival for an out-of-this-world festival closer that saw Sophie Overett narrowly topple Michael Burge in a tense Literary Spelling Bee finale that won Overett the LDM Bellingen, Ep. 1 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 2:53AM May 22, 2022 — Literary Death Match returned to LA (and more specificlally Dynasty Typewriter) for what turned into a must-see celebration of words, nerds, comedy and surprise that saw James Sie narrowly outduel Natashia Deón in a Literary Spelling Bee IV finale to win Sie the LDM LA, Ep. 51 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 3:38AM May 19, 2022 — Literary Death Match made its Sydney debut at Carriageworks, pairing with the masterminds at the Sydney Writers Festival for a fantastic night that saw Eunice Andrada outduel Sara M. Saleh in a calamitous Author Spelling Bee IV Finale that won Andrada the LDM Sydney, Ep. 1 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 10:25AM May 5, 2022 — To celebrate our full-scale relocation to Australia, Literary Death Match teamed with the wunderkinds at the Brisbane Writers Festival for a whizbang affair at the eye-squintingly gorgeous Princess Theatre that saw Jonathan O’Brien topple Martine Kropkowski in a closer-than-it appeared battle of ArithmeLit, winning O'Brien the LDM Brisbane, Ep. 1 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Friday, October 22, 2021 at 11:28AM October 24, 2021 — Because one event with Toronto International Festival of Authors wasn't enough, we returned with our LDM Kids Edition, using kid judges from Mrs. Minor’s 6th Grade class, in a wild epic that saw Joseph Coelho narrowly topple Ashley Spires in a wild Arithme-Lit finale that won Coelho the Literary Death Match Toronto, Ep. 5 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.