05/24/2026
The all-star judges respond to our amazing first round readers: Mac Crane & Myriam Gurba at LDM LA, Ep. 54 at WeHo Pride Arts Festival.
Literary Death Match
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4 authors, 3 judges, 2 finalists and 1 epic finale! Now in 70+ cities worldwide! Now in 67 cities worldwide!
05/24/2026
05/15/2026
Now that Literary Death Match’s home is once again in Los Angeles, we’re letting it rip with a truly riotous event on May 23 at the Renberg Theatre: LITERARY DEATH MATCH: PRIDE EDITION 🌈💥
As part of the WeHo Pride Arts Festival, we’re celebrating nearly 20 years of literary mayhem with an electric night of fierce readings, sharp comedy, wild games, glittering chaos, and the smartest crowd in LA.
4 writers.
3 judges.
2 finalists.
1 champion.
And between the laughter, spectacle, and beautiful energy in the room, a reminder of why stories still matter.
Featuring:
🔥 Myriam Gurba
🔥 Rasheed Newson
🔥 Melissa Chadburn
🔥 Steven Reigns
🔥 Rex Ogle
🔥 Mac Crane
🔥 Isle McElroy
Hosted by:
🎤Adrian Todd Zuniga
📍 Renberg Theatre — West Hollywood
🗓️ May 23
⏰ 5:15 PM
🎟️ FREE as part of the WeHo Pride Arts Festival
Come dressed loud. Bring friends. Fall in love with books again.
RSVP + details: https://www.wehopride.com/event/literary-death-match-pride-edition
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05/14/2026
May 23!
To kick off Literary Death Match’s 20th Anniversary celebrations, we’re partnering with the WeHo Pride Arts Festival to put on a West Hollywood spectacular for the ages at The Renberg Theatre. There’ll be big laughs, bit talent, and a giant reminder of the illimitable power of books. And it’s free!
What is Literary Death Match? Part literary event, part comedy show, part game show, Literary Death Match brings together four of today’s finest writers to compete in an edge-of-your-seat read-off critiqued by three celebrity judges, and concluded by a slapstick showdown to decide the ultimate champion.
JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Steven Reigns
Performance: Melissa Chadburn
Intangibles: Rex Ogle
READERS:�Round 1:�Myriam Gurba vs. Mac Crane
Round 2: �Rasheed Newson vs. Isle McElroy
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
Where: The Renberg Theatre, 1125 N McCadden Place, WeHo
�When: May 23, 5:15pm sharp (doors at 5pm; over by 6:30pm)
08/19/2025
Great book store in the middle of nowhere Australia. Disappointed they didn’t have Siang Lu’s award-winning Ghost Cities in stock.
06/29/2025
Multi-award-winning author, and arrow sharpshooter, Geoff Dyer takes aim at a pre-show target at Literary Death Match LA, Ep. 28 on April 11, 2014.
06/28/2025
That massive, career-exploding moment when the great Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, won Literary Death Match SF, Ep. 4 way back on October 12, 2007
(We've since done LDM in SF 72 times and call it the show's "spiritual home").
06/26/2025
Charles Dickens versus UrbanDictionary (live from Literary Death Match at Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival in Australia).
06/24/2025
Donna Tartt and her pug named Pongo. Adrian Todd Zuniga and his baby-boy Sundance (sorry for the sorta-rote speak — didn't want to wake the little fella).
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