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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.157 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Tue, 21 May 2013 09:25:31 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Journal</title><subtitle>Journal</subtitle><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/atom.xml"/><updated>2013-05-18T15:08:04Z</updated><generator uri="http://five.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.157 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Boston, Ep. 12</title><category term="Adrian Todd Zuniga"/><category term="Alingon Mitra"/><category term="Boston"/><category term="Bryan Sobolewski"/><category term="Jacquetta Szathmari"/><category term="Jeannie Greeley"/><category term="Karyn Polewaczyk"/><category term="Kim Adrian"/><category term="Kirsten Sims"/><category term="William Walsh"/><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/boston-ep-12.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/boston-ep-12.html"/><author><name>Literary Death Match</name></author><published>2013-05-14T04:49:00Z</published><updated>2013-05-14T04:49:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[May 14, 2013 &mdash; Following up on our&nbsp;7-year anniversary celebration, Literary Death Match returned to <a href="http://www.americanrepertorytheater.org/oberon">Club OBERON</a>&nbsp;in Cambridge for an enchanting night of gleeful whimsy that saw <a href="http://www.kimadrian.com">Kim Adrian</a>&nbsp;outduel co-finalist <a href="http://biggunsbigtobacco.com/">Jacquetta Szathmari</a>&nbsp;9-3 in a Pulitzer Pictionary finale that went down to the wire, winning Adrian the LDM Boston, Ep. 12 championship.&nbsp;]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Portland (ME), Ep. 2</title><category term="Adrian Todd Zuniga"/><category term="Cathy Kidman"/><category term="Emilia Dahlin"/><category term="Lewis Robinson"/><category term="Maine Writers &amp; Publishers Association"/><category term="Pope Brock"/><category term="Portland, ME"/><category term="Ron Currie Jr."/><category term="Susan Conley"/><category term="Tim Ferrell"/><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/portland-me-ep-2.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/portland-me-ep-2.html"/><author><name>Literary Death Match</name></author><published>2013-05-10T06:01:00Z</published><updated>2013-05-10T06:01:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[May 10, 2013 &mdash; In a wonderful showcase of all things Maine/awesome, Literary Death&nbsp;Match stormed the <a href="http://www.space538.org">Space Gallery</a>&nbsp;to present an electric night&nbsp;&mdash; presented by the <a href="http://mainewriters.org/">Maine Writers &amp; Publishers Alliance</a> &mdash; that saw <a href="http://www.lewisrobinson.com/">Lewis Robinson</a>&nbsp;come from way behind to out-guess <a href="http://www.susanconley.com/">Susan Conley</a>&nbsp;in a Pulitzer Prize Pictionary finale, winning Robinson the LDM Portland (ME), Ep. 2 crown.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Brooklyn, Ep. 1</title><category term="Adrian Todd Zuniga"/><category term="Alexander Chee"/><category term="Alina Simone"/><category term="Baratunde Thurston"/><category term="Brooklyn"/><category term="Dale Seever"/><category term="Dan Wilbur"/><category term="Elissa Bassist"/><category term="Kirsten Sims"/><category term="Tayari Jones"/><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/brooklyn-ep-1.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/brooklyn-ep-1.html"/><author><name>Literary Death Match</name></author><published>2013-05-09T16:59:00Z</published><updated>2013-05-09T16:59:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[May 9, 2013 &mdash; After 44 Manhattan-based events, Literary Death Match is made the obvious move to the better borough, with an offiical Brooklyn debut at <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CDcQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Funionhallny.com%2F&amp;ei=IOtuUfLZLMmpiQLe0IDQCw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGsCiTEY8iGiYMLFFr7NUYi7IfIBQ&amp;sig2=9u_7sB-pTms8m0abpWzkgQ&amp;bvm=bv.45368065,d.cGE">Union Hall</a>&nbsp;that saw <a href="http://alexanderchee.net/home.html">Alexander Chee</a>&nbsp;outduel co-finalist <a href="http://www.alinasimone.com/" target="_blank">Alina Simone</a>&nbsp;in an exhilirating Literary Pictionary finale that Chee won with a closer-than-it-seems 9-1 victory, to win him the LDM Brookyn, Ep. 1 crown.&nbsp;]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Twin Cities, Ep. 9</title><category term="Adrian Todd Zuniga"/><category term="Allegra Lingo"/><category term="Christy Marie Kent"/><category term="Ed Bok Lee"/><category term="Jay Gabler"/><category term="Lorna Landvik"/><category term="Robyne Robinson"/><category term="Rox Minneapolis"/><category term="Sally Franson"/><category term="Sarah Moeding"/><category term="The Tangential"/><category term="Twin Cities"/><category term="Whorled"/><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/twin-cities-ep-9.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/twin-cities-ep-9.html"/><author><name>Literary Death Match</name></author><published>2013-05-08T19:14:00Z</published><updated>2013-05-08T19:14:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[May 8, 2013 &mdash; To kick off our planet-hopping May tour, Literary Death Match returned to magical Minneapolis (and more specifically&nbsp;<span class="s2"><a href="http://www.nomadpub.com">Nomad World Pub</a>) for a humdinger of a night that finished with <a href="http://about.me/allegra.lingo">Allegra Lingo</a>&nbsp;outdueling <a href="https://twitter.com/christymkent">Christy Marie Kent</a>&nbsp;3-1 in a raucous game of Literary Pictionary that won Lingo the LDM Twin Cities, Ep. 9 crown.&nbsp;</span>]]></summary></entry><entry><title>LA, Ep. 20</title><category term="Adrian Todd Zuniga"/><category term="DC Pierson"/><category term="Derek Kirk Kim"/><category term="Jamie Rose"/><category term="Kim Krizan"/><category term="LA"/><category term="Lizz Winstead"/><category term="Matthew Specktor"/><category term="Ophira Eisenberg"/><category term="Owen Egerton"/><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/la-ep-20.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/la-ep-20.html"/><author><name>Literary Death Match</name></author><published>2013-04-18T15:28:00Z</published><updated>2013-04-18T15:28:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[April 18, 2013 &mdash; As a kick off to a lit-filled weekend at the <a href="http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/">LA Times Festival of Books</a>, Literary Death Match's 20th-ever episode in LA ended in slapstick fashion, as volunteers from the crowd took turns writing Pulitzer Prize-winning author's names with a Sharpie clasped between their toes. The result: <strong><a href="http://www.owenegerton.com/">Owen Egerton</a>&nbsp;</strong>narrowly outdid co-finalist<strong> <a href="http://ophiraeisenberg.com/">Ophira Eisenberg</a>&nbsp;</strong>by a 4-1 score, to win the the LDM LA, Ep. 20 crown!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Ljubljana, Ep. 1</title><category term="Adrian Todd Zuniga"/><category term="Boštjan Narat"/><category term="Hana Gaber"/><category term="Jana Kolarič"/><category term="Katarina Cas"/><category term="Katja Gorecan"/><category term="Ljubljana"/><category term="Mojca Vakselj"/><category term="Teja Črnivec"/><category term="Vid Valič"/><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/ljubljana-ep-1.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/ljubljana-ep-1.html"/><author><name>Literary Death Match</name></author><published>2013-03-28T15:48:00Z</published><updated>2013-03-28T15:48:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[March 28, 2013 &mdash; In one of the great debuts in the history of debuts, Literary Death Match stormed Ljubljana's&nbsp;<a href="http://gh-union.si/executive/index.php/restaurant_and_bars/the_grand_cafe">Kavarna Union</a>&nbsp;with a showcase of the Slovenia's finest talent, that ended when&nbsp;<a href="http://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana_Kolari%C4%8D">Jana Kolarič</a>&nbsp;outduelled<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://katjagorecan.wordpress.com/author/katjagorecan/">Katja Gorečan</a>&nbsp;in a Spell-Binding finale by a final score of 22-14 to win the nation's newest literary award, the Literary Death Match championship!&nbsp;]]></summary></entry><entry><title>London, Ep. 32</title><category term="Adrian Todd Zuniga"/><category term="Eos Chater"/><category term="Ian Kelly"/><category term="John Niven"/><category term="London"/><category term="Melissa Harrison"/><category term="Picador"/><category term="Rebecca Wait"/><category term="Will Storr"/><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/london-ep-32.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/london-ep-32.html"/><author><name>Literary Death Match</name></author><published>2013-03-13T01:11:00Z</published><updated>2013-03-13T01:11:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[March 13, 2013 &mdash; In an electric night of wit, lit and comedy crit, Literary Death Match &mdash; sponsored by <a href="http://www.picador.com">Picador</a>&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;exploded back onto the London scene with a jam-packed show at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.concretespace.co.uk/" target="_blank">Concrete</a>&nbsp;that finished with a "Rave Against the Machine" finale that saw&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.hardmanswainson.com/author_rebeccawait.html">Rebecca Wait</a>&nbsp;</strong>outduel co-finalist&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.iankelly.net/">Ian Kelly</a>&nbsp;</strong>in a "Make love, not horse burgers"/<em>All the Pretty Horses</em> spinoff by a narrow margin to win the Literary Death Match championship!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Edinburgh, Ep. 6</title><category term="Adrian Todd Zuniga"/><category term="Andrew Ferguson"/><category term="Doug Johnstone"/><category term="Edinburgh"/><category term="George Anderson"/><category term="Kirsty Logan"/><category term="R A Martens"/><category term="Susan Morrison"/><category term="Zoe Venditozzi"/><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/edinburgh-ep-6.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/edinburgh-ep-6.html"/><author><name>Literary Death Match</name></author><published>2013-03-12T21:30:00Z</published><updated>2013-03-12T21:30:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[March 12, 2013 &mdash; In our first UK show since our game-changing&nbsp;<a href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/ldm-tv-la-ep-17.html">TV pilot shoot</a>, Literary Death Match returned to brilliant Edinburgh (and specifically: <a href="http://thevoodoorooms.com/">Voodoo Rooms</a>) for a lights-out night of never-ending wonderment that saw <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/r-a-martens">R A Martens</a>&nbsp;outduel <strong><a href="http://www.andrewcferguson.com ">Andrew C. Ferguson</a>&nbsp;</strong>in a hotly contested battle of Play Your Literary&nbsp;Cards Right that went to sudden death before Martens was crowned champ.&nbsp;]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Boston, Ep. 11 (at AWP)</title><category term="Adrian Todd Zuniga"/><category term="Amelia Gray"/><category term="Andre Dubus III"/><category term="Boston"/><category term="John-Paul Jimenez"/><category term="Kathleen Volk Miller"/><category term="Kirsten Sims"/><category term="Parul Sehgal"/><category term="Sarah Shun-lien Bynum"/><category term="Steve Macone"/><category term="Thomas Sayers Ellis"/><category term="Tony Hoagland"/><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/boston-ep-11-at-awp.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/boston-ep-11-at-awp.html"/><author><name>Literary Death Match</name></author><published>2013-03-09T00:37:00Z</published><updated>2013-03-09T00:37:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[March 8, 2013 &mdash; In an AWP classic to remember, Literary Death Match's 7-Year Spectacular &mdash; presented by&nbsp;<a href="http://pbq.drexel.edu/pbq/">Painted Bride Quarterly</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/" target="_blank">Brookline Booksmith</a>&nbsp;&mdash; threw caution to the win, and cupcakes, too as the wild finale featured finalists <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://andredubus.com/">Andre Dubus III</a>&nbsp;and<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://sarahshunlienbynum.com/">Sarah Shun-lien Bynum</a>&nbsp;in Cupcake Shootout that Dubus won by a "George Saunders soul patch," winning the LDM Boston, Ep. 11 at AWP crown!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>LA, Ep. 19</title><category term="Adrian Todd Zuniga"/><category term="April Richardson"/><category term="Jim Gavin"/><category term="Kyle Kinane"/><category term="LA"/><category term="Melissa Chadburn"/><category term="Morgan Macgregor"/><category term="Moshe Kasher"/><category term="Sara Benincasa"/><category term="Teddy Wayne"/><category term="Zarina Zabriksy"/><id>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/la-ep-19.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/la-ep-19.html"/><author><name>Literary Death Match</name></author><published>2013-02-15T01:40:00Z</published><updated>2013-02-15T01:40:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[February 14, 2013 &mdash; Literary Death Match kicked off 2013 in LA in grand fashion, with a colossal showcase of love, laughs, lit and wit <span style="color: #181818;">at&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.busbysla.com/busbysEast/">Busby's East</a>&nbsp;that concluded with a LDM first-ever: three finalists. The result: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Middle-Men-Stories-Jim-Gavin/dp/1451649312">Middle Men</a>&nbsp;</em>author&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://jimgavin.tumblr.com/">Jim Gavin</a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></strong>out-valentined <a href="http://www.betteranever.blogspot.com/">Melissa Chadburn</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://www.zarinazabrisky.com/">Zarina Zabrisky</a>&nbsp;by a human count of 21-18-11 to win the LDM LA, Ep. 19 championship.]]></summary></entry></feed>