Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 2:28PM November 16, 2024 — In our grand return to the Texas Book Festival at Speakeasy Austin, a jam-packed crowd witnessed a marvel of a night that saw Rita Bullwinkel outlast co-finalist Hollie Hardy in a Lone Star Lit finale that went to sudden death, winning Bullwinkel the LDM Austin, Ep. 18 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Friday, October 18, 2024 at 7:33AM October 18, 2024 — After a five year hiatus, Literary Death Match returns to Calgary for the bliss of Wordfest at DJD Dance Centre and got a lineup for the ages! the wild night ended when JD Derbyshire toppled co-finalist Shashi Bhat in a One Star Wonder finale, winning Derbyshire the LDM Calgary, Ep. 8 crown, and literary immortality to boot.
Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 7:32PM October 17, 2024 — After two years away, LDM retured to Odessa, as as we once again teamed with the geniuses at Odessa Arts for an electric fun night that saw Elizabeth Wetmore narrowly defeat Jonathan Pizarro in a Lone Star Lit finale that won Wetmore the LDM Midland & Odessa, Ep. 6 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7:22PM October 12, 2024 — For the fourth time in five years, Literary Death Match returned to Ogden, Utah, once again partnering with the Utah Humanities Book Festival for an electrifying night at Happy Magpie Book and Quill that saw Matty Layne Glasgow defeat Marilyn Melissa Salguero in a tight game of One Star Wonder that won Glasgow the LDM Ogden, Ep. 4 crown and literary immortality, too.
Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:12PM 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.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 10:08PM 19 June, 2024 — Literary Death Match returned to Melbourne for a thrilling night at Fringe Common Rooms at Trades Hall that saw Van Badham outduel Guido Melo in a breathtaking battle of One Star Wonder that won Badham the LDM Melbourne, Ep. 3 and literary immortality to go with it.
Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 11:35PM 9 April, 2024 — In what can only be described as an instant classic, Literary Death Match returned to Melbourne (and more specifically fortyfivedownstairs) with an eye-popping lineup and the generous support of the City of Melbourne Arts Grants, for a night that saw Thabani Tshuma narrowly outduel co-finalist Candy Bowers in a down-to-the-wire Literary Spelling Bee winning Tshuma the LDM Melbourne, Ep. 2 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 5:21AM November 15, 2023 — After five years away, Literary Death Match returned to Boston — or, really, Cambridge — for a wondrous affair at The Brattle that saw Desmond Hall outlast co-finalist E.B. Bartels in a down-to-the-wire Arithme-Lit finale that won Hall the LDM Boston, Ep. 17 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 9:04AM November 14, 2023 — After ten long years away, Literary Death Match returned to the City of Brotherly Love for a whizbang affair at City Winery that saw Eshani Surya outlast co-finalist Joseph Earl Thomas in a tense battle of Arithme-Lit, winning Surya the LDM Philadelphia, Ep. 6 crown, and literary immortality to go with it.
Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:55AM November 11, 2023 — Once again, Literary Death Match's annual visit to the Texas Book Festival was exceedingly brilliant, as we led off Lit Crawl Austin with an early-evening affair that was downright scintillating, as Shanteka Sigers narrowly beat out Kari Lavelle in a dramatic Literary Spelling Bee III finale winning Sigers the LDM Austin, Ep. 17 crown and literary immortality to go with it.