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Entries in Matthew DeCoster (8)

Friday
Apr212023

SF, Ep. 72

April 21, 2023 — During our April mini-sprint through America, Literary Death Match returned to the The Battery for a members-only showcase riddled with a sparkling array of talent that saw Lauren Parker claim victory over Shobha Rao in a blazingly-close Arithme-Lit finale to win Parker the LDM SF, Ep. 72 crown and literary immortality to go with it. 

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Wednesday
Oct192022

SF, Ep. 71

October 19, 2022 — Literary Death Match returned to SF for its record 71st event, partnering with the Litquake festival for what an electrifying night of bookish wonder at The Valencia Room that saw Tomas Moniz topple Ploi Pirapokin at a Repeat After Me finale by a narrow 2-0 margin, winning Moniz the Literary Death Match SF, Ep. 71 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.

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Wednesday
Sep072022

SF, Ep. 70

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. 

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Tuesday
Oct152019

SF, Ep. 69

October 15, 2019 — To celebrate our 500th show, Literary Death Match returned to Litquake, as old is new again for our debut at The Valencia Room, in which a team of Lauren Markham and Ingrid Rojas Contreras teamed up to topple Nazelah Jamison in a tight LDM Cabinet of Non-Wonders finale to win Markham and Contreras the SF, Ep. 69 crown and literary immortality to go with it.

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Thursday
Oct102019

SF, Ep. 68

October 10, 2019 — In advance of our 500th show at Litquake, Literary Death Match returned to the glory of The Battery for a night of wit, wisdom, tomfoolery and shenanigans that lit up the night in style, as Elwin Cotman outdueled Holly Lynn Payne in a down-to-the-wire Cabinet of Non-Wonders finale to win the LDM SF, Ep. 68 crowd, and literary immortality to go with it. 

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Wednesday
Oct172018

SF, Ep. 67

October 17, 2018 — In our annual return to the wonder of Litquake, Literary Death Match returned to Elbo Room for the final time (it's closing!) for a wily, vibrant night that saw K.M. Soehnlein topple co-finalist Maisha Z. Johnson in a down-to-the-wire Arithme-Lit finale, winning Soehnlein the LDM SF, Ep. 67 crown, and literary immortality to go with it. 

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Friday
Oct062017

SF, Ep. 64

October 7, 2017 — For our glorious return to SF, Literary Death Match returned to Elbo Room for a sensational night of words, comedy and wonderment presented by Litquake, that saw JiaJing Liu outduel Molly Giles in  a down-to-the-wire Visual Literary Riddles finale that won Liu the LDM SF, Ep. 64 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.

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Saturday
Jul152017

SF, Ep. 63

July 15, 2017 — After too many moons away, Literary Death Match teamed with Lit Camp for a wowing return to the Elbo Room, a perfect distraction from the crash-and-burn administration festering in our White House, in an event that saw Jason Bayani outduel Yalitza Ferreras in a hotly contested battle of American Psycho or American President?, winning Bayani the LDM SF, Ep. 63 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.

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