Sacramento, Ep. 2

October 11, 2024 — In our grand return, Literary Death Match is back in Sacramento once again teamed with the brillianteurs at Stories on Stage Sacramento for a blazingly bright night of lit, wit, whimsy that saw Kellie Raines narrowly outduel co-finalist Lisa Bunker in a down-to-the-wire Lone Star Lit finale, winning Raines the LDM Sacramento, Ep. 2 crown and literary immortality to go with it. 

Here's the full lineup from the night: 

ALL-STAR JUDGES: 

Literary Merit: Naomi J. Williams, author of Landfalls, long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Award

Performance: Ian Cullity, theater actor who has performed at the Las Vegas production of Mamma Mia! In his free time, he teaches a children's acting class at Musical Mayhem Productions

Intangibles: Clare Frank, author of the memoir Burnt: A Memoir of Fighting Fire, she started firefighting at 17 and became the state’s first and only female Chief of Fire Protection

ALL-STAR READERS:

Round 1: 
* Stan Zumbiel, poet, author of Hat Full of Leaves and Standing Watch, he served on the board of the Sacramento Poetry Center for 25 years

* Kellie Raines, theatre actor, writer, director, visual artist and producer/host of A Gather of Gatherings podcast

Round 2:
* Andrés Reséndez, is author of The Other Slavery, a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the 2017 Bancroft Prize, and Conquering the Pacific. He's a professor of history at UC Davis

* Lisa Bunker, author of Almond, Quartz, and Finch, She Persisted: Rachel Levine and Felix Yz, they've also represented the town of Exeter in the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga (author of the award-nominated novel Collision Theory)

Produced by p joshua laskey & Jessica Laskey

Where: The Auditorium at CLARA, 1425 24th Street, Sacramento
When: October 11, 7pm start, 8:45pm finish
Cost: $25 (click to preorder now!)