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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.156 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Sun, 19 May 2013 18:58:31 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Journal</title><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:08:04 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.156 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><item><title>Boston, Ep. 12</title><category>Adrian Todd Zuniga</category><category>Alingon Mitra</category><category>Boston</category><category>Bryan Sobolewski</category><category>Jacquetta Szathmari</category><category>Jeannie Greeley</category><category>Karyn Polewaczyk</category><category>Kim Adrian</category><category>Kirsten Sims</category><category>William Walsh</category><dc:creator>Literary Death Match</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:49:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/boston-ep-12.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389779:4221603:33524381</guid><description><![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;]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33524381.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Portland (ME), Ep. 2</title><category>Adrian Todd Zuniga</category><category>Cathy Kidman</category><category>Emilia Dahlin</category><category>Lewis Robinson</category><category>Maine Writers &amp; Publishers Association</category><category>Pope Brock</category><category>Portland, ME</category><category>Ron Currie Jr.</category><category>Susan Conley</category><category>Tim Ferrell</category><dc:creator>Literary Death Match</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/portland-me-ep-2.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389779:4221603:33399772</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33399772.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Brooklyn, Ep. 1</title><category>Adrian Todd Zuniga</category><category>Alexander Chee</category><category>Alina Simone</category><category>Baratunde Thurston</category><category>Brooklyn</category><category>Dale Seever</category><category>Dan Wilbur</category><category>Elissa Bassist</category><category>Kirsten Sims</category><category>Tayari Jones</category><dc:creator>Literary Death Match</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:59:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/brooklyn-ep-1.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389779:4221603:33399528</guid><description><![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;]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33399528.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Twin Cities, Ep. 9</title><category>Adrian Todd Zuniga</category><category>Allegra Lingo</category><category>Christy Marie Kent</category><category>Ed Bok Lee</category><category>Jay Gabler</category><category>Lorna Landvik</category><category>Robyne Robinson</category><category>Rox Minneapolis</category><category>Sally Franson</category><category>Sarah Moeding</category><category>The Tangential</category><category>Twin Cities</category><category>Whorled</category><dc:creator>Literary Death Match</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:14:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/twin-cities-ep-9.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389779:4221603:33399334</guid><description><![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>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33399334.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>LA, Ep. 20</title><category>Adrian Todd Zuniga</category><category>DC Pierson</category><category>Derek Kirk Kim</category><category>Jamie Rose</category><category>Kim Krizan</category><category>LA</category><category>Lizz Winstead</category><category>Matthew Specktor</category><category>Ophira Eisenberg</category><category>Owen Egerton</category><dc:creator>Literary Death Match</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:28:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/la-ep-20.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389779:4221603:33218299</guid><description><![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!]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33218299.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Ljubljana, Ep. 1</title><category>Adrian Todd Zuniga</category><category>Boštjan Narat</category><category>Hana Gaber</category><category>Jana Kolarič</category><category>Katarina Cas</category><category>Katja Gorecan</category><category>Ljubljana</category><category>Mojca Vakselj</category><category>Teja Črnivec</category><category>Vid Valič</category><dc:creator>Literary Death Match</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/ljubljana-ep-1.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389779:4221603:33048222</guid><description><![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;]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-33048222.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>London, Ep. 32</title><category>Adrian Todd Zuniga</category><category>Eos Chater</category><category>Ian Kelly</category><category>John Niven</category><category>London</category><category>Melissa Harrison</category><category>Picador</category><category>Rebecca Wait</category><category>Will Storr</category><dc:creator>Literary Death Match</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/london-ep-32.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389779:4221603:32844581</guid><description><![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!]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-32844581.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Edinburgh, Ep. 6</title><category>Adrian Todd Zuniga</category><category>Andrew Ferguson</category><category>Doug Johnstone</category><category>Edinburgh</category><category>George Anderson</category><category>Kirsty Logan</category><category>R A Martens</category><category>Susan Morrison</category><category>Zoe Venditozzi</category><dc:creator>Literary Death Match</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/edinburgh-ep-6.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389779:4221603:32798046</guid><description><![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;]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-32798046.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Boston, Ep. 11 (at AWP)</title><category>Adrian Todd Zuniga</category><category>Amelia Gray</category><category>Andre Dubus III</category><category>Boston</category><category>John-Paul Jimenez</category><category>Kathleen Volk Miller</category><category>Kirsten Sims</category><category>Parul Sehgal</category><category>Sarah Shun-lien Bynum</category><category>Steve Macone</category><category>Thomas Sayers Ellis</category><category>Tony Hoagland</category><dc:creator>Literary Death Match</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:37:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/boston-ep-11-at-awp.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389779:4221603:32753808</guid><description><![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!]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-32753808.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>LA, Ep. 19</title><category>Adrian Todd Zuniga</category><category>April Richardson</category><category>Jim Gavin</category><category>Kyle Kinane</category><category>LA</category><category>Melissa Chadburn</category><category>Morgan Macgregor</category><category>Moshe Kasher</category><category>Sara Benincasa</category><category>Teddy Wayne</category><category>Zarina Zabriksy</category><dc:creator>Literary Death Match</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:40:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/la-ep-19.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389779:4221603:32582368</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-32582368.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>