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.
Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 9:03PM May 28, 2022 — In our first event in Colorado since 2010 (what!?), Literary Death Match joined forces with the Mountain Words Literary Festival for a fantastic event at the Center for the Arts Crested Butte that saw Claire Boyles outlast Suzi Q. Smith in a down-to-the-wire Arithme-Lit finale that won Boyles the LDM Crested Butte, 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.
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.
Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 6:53AM November 7, 2020 — In our second all-digital event, Literary Death Match teamed with the extraordinary Texas Book Festival for a brilliant watch-at-home show that saw Don Tate outduel Juli Delgado Lopera in a math-meets-books Arithme-Lit finale, winning Tate the LDM Quarantine, Ep. 2 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.