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.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 6:30PM February 24, 2015 — To warm up your chilly February, Picador brought their best new releases from their hottest young authors to LDM at Century Club for a knee-quaking gem that saw David Whitehouse topple Molly McGrann in a Literary Booze finale (less inebriating than it sounds) that won Whitehouse the London, Ep. 45 crown.
Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 7:03AM June 8, 2013 — After a world-tripping May, Literary Death Match returned to the Stoke Newington Literary Festival with a Saturday night extravaganza — sponsored by Picador — that saw Nikita Lalwani win it all in a wildcard round that won her the LDM London, Ep. 34 crown!
Friday, May 4, 2012 at 3:18PM May 4, 2012- Celebrating the hippest hottest neighbourhood in London town, Literary Death Match joined forces with Land of Kings Festival for a Fiction Uncovered-presented and Picador-sponsored night of literary and comedic elecricity that ended with novelist Jon McGregor out-posturing performance poet Isley Lynn in a nail-biting Book Balancing Jenga finale to win winning McGregor the LDM London Ep. 25 crown.
Monday, April 2, 2012 at 6:20AM April 2, 2012 — The masses turned out in droves for Literary Death Match's epic celebration of Picador's 40th birthday at Kings Place, a magical night that ended with Marie Phillips narrowly out-skilling her co-finalist Will le Fleming in a wild game of Cadbury Egg 10-Pin/Book Bowling by a closer-than-it-appeared score of 15-10, winning Phillips the LDM London, Ep. 24 crown.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 6:56AM April 13, 2011 — Featuring one of the greatest literary lineups in its story-filled history, Literary Death Match London’s 14th-ever London episode at Concrete, and sponsored by Picador, finished with an Easter-themed egg-throwing extravaganza that saw Stuart Evers out-Cadbury co-finalist Abigail Tartellin in extra time winning him the Literary Death Match crown.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 11:59AM May 5, 2010 — Literary Death Match London's 5th-ever episode at The Book Club — on 5/5, no less — was a brilliant affair that concluded with Popshot Magazine representative Helen Mort outdueling Stuart Evers (representing Wham! Bam! Story Slam!) in a British election-themed masterpiece/catastrophe to bring home the Literary Death Match crown.