Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 12:24AM April 14, 2015 — For our annual, spring classic in Austin, we returned to The North Door for a blowout of the most extraordinary order, with a brilliant lineup that had the audience in throes that saw Jason Neulander outlast K.A. Holt in a rollicking game of Literary 20 Questions that won Neulander the LDM Austin, Ep. 9 crown.
Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 12:23AM April 11, 2015 — After a memory-making spectacular a year before, Literary Death Match once again teamed with the San Antonio Book Festival for a sensational night at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre that saw Isabel Quintero outduel Neal Pollack in a weirdball Silliest String finale, winning Quintero the LDM San Antonio, Ep. 2 crown.
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April 9, 2015 — An event five years in the make, Literary Death Match returned to glorious Dallas, where we teamed with the masterminds at Deep Vellum for a night at The Texas Theatre that saw Merritt Tierce outduel Joaquin Zihuatanejo in a Lone Star Lit finale to win Tierce the LDM Dallas, Ep. 2 crown.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 8:57AM April 8, 2015 — After a year+ away, Literary Death Match returned to the Twin Cities for our annual AWP spectacular at Nomad World Pub. We teamed with Painted Bride Quarterly for an electric night of literature, comedy and genius that unfolded before a jam-packed house in which Mark Doten outlasted Claire Vaye Watkins in a back-and-forth battle of Literary Charades (led by Amber Tamblyn) that won Doten the LDM Twin Cities, Ep. 11 crown.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 1:16PM March 18, 2015 — On the cusp of springtime, LDM teamed with The Borough Press to put a bunny-hop in your wintry step at The Phoenix on Cavendish Square, and what a night it was, as Andrea Bennett outlasted Rosie Garland in a back-and-forth battle of Literarary Spelling Bee II to win LDM by a final score of 30-28.
Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 2:34AM March 7, 2015 — To continue our 9-Year birthday celebration, Literary Death Match returned to the Bay Area for a Saturday nightstravaganza at Elbo Room that came to a glorious, high-wire conclusion with Cassandra Dallett outlasting Casey Childers in Literary Spelling Bee II by a score of 7-6 to win Dallett the LDM SF, Ep. 59 crown.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 4:20PM March 3, 2015 — To celebrate LDM's 9th birthday, Largo's stage was rife with award-winning talent, for a show that boasted the highest of highs, exceedingly high lows, and a down-to-the-wire finish that saw M.G. Lord topple Carson Mell in a sudden death game of Fictionary: Great Adaptations edition, winning Lord the LDM LA, Ep. 36 crown.
Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 6:19PM January 31, 2015 — Literary Death Match returned to Elbo Room for an all-star laden celebration that spun wigs with a rollicking night that finished in sudden-death overtime as Jeff Greenwald outlasted Leo Bryant in a blazing game of Original or Adapted? to win Greenwald the LDM SF, Ep. 58 crown.
Monday, January 5, 2015 at 3:54PM January 22, 2014 — Literary Death Match's 2015 debut was a romp for the generations (and the longest show in LDM history!), jam-packed with brilliant readings, comedic absurdity to the infinite degree, and all of it ended with Peter Mehlman outdueling Mary Anna King in overtime in a Original or Adapted finale that won Mehlman the LDM LA, Ep. 35 crown.
Monday, December 15, 2014 at 2:09PM December 15, 2014 — In a literary event masquerading as our Xmas party, Literary Death Match pulled out all the stops with a respite from the mindless, booze-fueled holiday shindigs for a mindful, booze-fueled holiday-themed literary and comedic celebration that ended with Isley Lynn blurting out the final answer in a Literary 20 Questions finale to narrowly topple co-finalist Alex Christofi and win Lynn the LDM London, Ep. 44 crown.