Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 11:42AM March 29, 2014 — In what's become an annual tradition, Literary Death Match returned to brilliant Helsinki (and more specifically Korjaamo) for a night of lavish lit and rib-tickling judging as part of the Korjaamo Book Market for an event that saw Harri Hertell outduel Venla Hiidensalo in a wild game of Literary Book Bowling to win Hertell the LDM Helsinki, Ep. 4 crown.
Friday, March 28, 2014 at 2:10PM April 3, 2014 — In Literary Death Match's colossal return to magical Austin — and more specifically Alamo Ritz— the packed house saw Neal Pollack outduel Elizabeth McCracken in a Cyrillic-Off by a final score of 145.1 to 145 — the narrowest of margins — to win Pollack the LDM Austin, Ep. 7 crown.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 6:39AM March 12, 2014 — On a steamy, vibrant night in Asia's coolest capital, Literary Death Match rollicked at the jam-packed XXX Gallery, where Shannon Young outdueled co-finalist Renate Leukert in an oh-so-close battle of Lone Star Lit that went to sudden death before Young nailed the final answer, to win her the LDM Hong Kong, Ep. 3 crown.
Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 10:07PM March 6, 2014 — A celebration 8 years in the make, Literary Death Match teamed with Picador to celebrate our 8th birthday at Concrete, a night that ended in sudden death as Jonathan Gibbs outdueled co-finalist Naomi Wood in a Rock vs. Paper vs. Literature finale by a score of 11-4 to win Gibbs the LDM London, Ep. 37 crown.
Friday, February 28, 2014 at 3:54PM February 28, 2014 — In a fateful return to the Emerald City, Literary Death Match teamed with Painted Bride Quarterly at AWP for a spectacular at Lucid Seattle. The night ended when Abraham Smith outlasted Kiki Petrosino in a Lone Star Lit finale in sudden death overtime to snare Smith the LDM Seattle, Ep. 3 title.
Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 3:50PM February 25, 2014 — On one of the great nights in Literary Death Match's storied history, we teamed with the Los Angeles Review of Books for an event at Largo at the Coronet that saw Kristin Newman outduel Brendan Constantine in a Pulitzer Prize Cyrillic-Off by a score of 14-13 to win her the LDM LA, Ep. 27 crown.
Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 2:20AM February 20, 2014 — In our annual showcase of DC's lit and comedic finest, Literary Death Match made its Sixth & I in an event that saw Danielle Evans take down Regie Cabico in a winner-take-all Literary Judaic Pictionary finale by a score of 9-6 to win Evans the LDM DC, Ep. 6 championship.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 11:24PM February 19, 2014 — On a night that heated up Brooklyn's chilly February, Literary Death Match debuted at Littlefield with a thrilling show that saw Rickey Laurentiis outduel Jen Doll in an Olympics-themed "athlon" finale by the narrowest of margins, winning Laurentiis the LDM Brooklyn, Ep. 3 crown.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 1:57PM February 18, 2014 — On an icy night in Boston, a literary dust-up for the ages heated things way up at Laugh Boston as Emma Rosenberg outdueled Matthew Dicks in a One Star Wonder finale by a closer-than-it-seemed 49-21 final, winning Rosenberg the LDM Boston, Ep. 14 crown.
Friday, February 14, 2014 at 7:26PM February 14, 2014 — The first Literary Death Match of 2014 was a rollicking, love-fueled affair that saw Debra Spark outlast co-finalist Travis Baker in a Literary Spelling Bee II finale by a score of 35-20 to win Spark the LDM Portland (ME), Ep. 4 crown.