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.
Friday, October 22, 2021 at 10:48AM October 23, 2021 — After nearly a year away, Literary Death Match returned to T-dot (virtually, at least) to take part in the Toronto International Festival of Authors, with a wowing, all-star-laden event that saw poet Roger Robinson narrowly outduel co-finalist/novelist Thea Lim in a hotly-contested Author Spelling Bee III finale that won Robinson the LDM Toronto, Ep. 4 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Monday, April 25, 2016 at 7:55PM April 26, 2016 — In our final 10-Year Anniversary celebration, Literary Death Match made April 2016 a little less cruel with a night of rambling and dazzlement as we returned to the Southbank Centre sponsored by Picador for a knockout night that saw Lisa Owens out-shoot fellow finalist Nikesh Shukla in an Anti-Book Burning Basketball finale to win Owens the LDM London, Ep. 56 crown.
Full details coming shortly!
Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 7:34PM March 3, 2016 — As part of our 10-Year Anniversary celebration, Literary Death Match partnered with Picador as we headed to The Abbey Hotel for the Bath Literature Festival. The magical evening of literature, comedy, and hijinks saw Paul M.M. Cooper outduel Kat Arney in a Lone Star Lit finale to win Cooper the LDM Bath, Ep. 1 crown.
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!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 1:32AM October 12, 2011 — Kicking off a bi-coastal LDM double-header (an LDM in NYC happened just hours later), the Literary Death Match in London finished with Tom Cox claiming the crown!
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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!
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 11:42AM July 14, 2010 — The Literary Death Match launch of Bret Easton Ellis' Imperial Bedrooms was a ridiculous success, as the '80s-themed evening at Concrete ended with a wild game of Guess the Musical Artist that saw novelist Lee Rourke (representing Melville House) narrowly claim victory over poet Clare Pollard (representing Bloodaxe Books) by a final score of 7-6.