Literary Death Match is a reading series co-created in 2006 by Todd Zuniga

Todd Zuniga

Todd Zuniga , is the founding editor of Opium Magazine, and the co-creator and host of Literary Death Match , which is a reading series that occurs regularly in New York City, San Francisco and London, and has launched in 37 cities worldwide including Beijing, Edinburgh, Chicago and Paris.Zuniga is...

, Elizabeth Koch & Dennis DiClaudio.
The series features four readers who read their own writing for seven minutes or less, and are then lovingly critiqued by three judges (oftentimes actors, comedians, authors, musicians, ballerinas) in the categories of literary merit, performance and intangibles. The winner is then decided by a literary-skewed, game show-type finale to decide who wins the Literary Death Match crown.

The Literary Death Match occurs regularly in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, San Francisco and London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, and has been produced in a total of 37 cities around the world. In the United States: Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Portland

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

, Austin

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

, San Diego, Iowa City, Miami, Orlando

Orlando

Orlando is a major city in the U.S. state of Florida.Orlando may also refer to-Places:* in Florida** Orlando, a major city** Greater Orlando, the 27th-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

, Denver, Seattle, Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

, and Dallas. In Canada: Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, and Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

. And internationally: Dublin, Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

, Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Vilnius

Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

 and Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

. On September 7, 2011, the event presented its 1000th participant in Glasgow (Cargo Publishing's Allan Wilson).

In the United States, the event has featured readers Tom Perrotta

Tom Perrotta

Thomas R. Perrotta is an Albanian-American/ Italian-American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novels Election and Little Children , both of which were made into critically acclaimed, Academy Award-nominated films...

 (author of Election, Little Children), Daniel Handler

Daniel Handler

Daniel Handler is an American author, screenwriter and accordionist. He is best known for his work under the pen name Lemony Snicket.-Personal life:...

 (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket

Lemony Snicket

Lemony Snicket is the pen name of American novelist Daniel Handler . Snicket is the author of several children's books, serving as the narrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and appearing as a character within the series. Because of this, the name Lemony Snicket may refer to both a fictional...

) and The Believer

The Believer (magazine)

The Believer is a United States literary magazine that also covers other arts and general culture. Founded and designed in 2003 by the writer and publisher Dave Eggers, it is edited by Vendela Vida, Heidi Julavits and Ed Park...

editor Heidi Julavits

Heidi Julavits

Heidi Suzanne Julavits is an American author and co-editor of The Believer magazine. She has been published in The Best Creative Nonfiction Vol. 2, Esquire, Story, Zoetrope All-Story, and McSweeney’s Quarterly...

 and judges like Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...

 winners Richard Russo

Richard Russo

Richard Russo is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher.-Early life and education:Russo was born in Johnstown, New York, and raised in nearby Gloversville...

 and Jennifer Egan

Jennifer Egan

Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short story writer who lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Egan's novel A Visit From the Goon Squad won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction....

, 24's Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub is an American actress and comedian, best known for her leading role as Chloe O'Brian on the Fox action-thriller 24.-Early life:...

, supermodel Paulina Porizkova

Paulina Porizkova

Pavlína Pořízková-Ocasek is a Czech model and actress. At the age of eighteen years, she became the first woman from Central Europe to grace the cover of the Sports Illustrated swim-suit issue. She was the second woman to be featured on the swim-suit issue's front cover consecutive times...

, and the musician Moby

Moby

Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

.

In Europe, the event has featured readers Joe Dunthorne (author of Submarine), Esther Freud

Esther Freud

Esther Freud is a British novelist.-Life and career:Born in London, Freud is the daughter of painter Lucian Freud and Bernadine Coverley and is a great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. She travelled extensively with her mother as a child, and returned to London at the age of sixteen to train as an...

 (Hideous Kinky), Nikesh Shukla (C4 Comedy Labs' Kabadasses creator), comedy writers David Quantick

David Quantick

David Quantick is a freelance journalist, writer and critic who specialises in music and comedy.-Career history:...

 and Robert Popper

Robert Popper

Robert Popper is a BAFTA winning comedy producer, writer and actor, best known as co-creator of the mock BBC documentary Look Around You, in which he also plays the part of Jack Morgan...

, and judges Rich Fulcher

Rich Fulcher

Rich Fulcher is an American comedian and author based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for co-starring in the British comedy series The Mighty Boosh, alongside comedy duo Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding.-Early life:...

 (The Mighty Boosh), model-turned-author Sara J. Stockbridge, comedian Josie Long

Josie Long

Josie Long is an English comedian.-Background:Long spent her early life in Orpington, South East London, where she attended Newstead Wood School for Girls in Swift House. She also attended GIFT Ltd. summer schools. She began performing stand-up comedy at 14, winning the BBC New Comedy Awards at...

, Sichuan chef Fuchsia Dunlop

Fuchsia Dunlop

Fuchsia Dunlop is an English writer and chef who specialises in Chinese cuisine. She was an East Asian analyst at the BBC World Service and has three books to her name, including the autobiography Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper...

, Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....

 drummer Nick Hodgson

Nick Hodgson

Nicholas James David Hodgson is the drummer, backing vocalist and principal song-writer of English indie band Kaiser Chiefs....

 and Irish musician Cathy Davey

Cathy Davey

Cathy Davey is an Irish singer-songwriter. She has released one extended play, "Come Over" , and three albums, Something Ilk , Tales of Silversleeve and The Nameless...

.

In 2008, Literary Death Match was named "Best Scribbler Smackdown" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian

San Francisco Bay Guardian

The San Francisco Bay Guardian is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California. The paper is owned mostly by its publisher, Bruce B...

"Best of the Bay" awards.. In 2010, Interview Magazine said "Events like Literary Death Match are helping to revitalize the coolitude of the printed word.”

History

Name	Date	Location	Judges	Participants	Winner
Blindfolded Stabbing	Monday, March 6, 2006	New York City	Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  (The New Yorker The New Yorker The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast... ), Moby Moby Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early... , and comedian Jack Kukoda	Bryan Charles (Open City), Deb Olin Unferth (NOON Magazine), Geoff Wolinetz (Yankee Pot Roast), Mike Sacks (as read by Ted Travelstead) reading for Sweet Fancy Moses	Ted Travelstead
Mathematical Rumble	Monday, April 10, 2006	New York City	Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  (New Yorker), comedian Jack Kukoda and Ted Travelstead (Sweet Fancy Moses, LDM Champ)	Shya Scanlon (elimae), Kristin McGonigle (Pindeldyboz), Manuel Munoz (Swink), Pauls Toutonghi (One Story One Story One Story is a literary magazine which publishes 18 issues a year, each issue containing a single short story. The magazine was founded in 2002 by writers Hannah Tinti and Maribeth Batcha... )	Manuel Munoz
Geographical Violence	Monday, May 22, 2006	New York City	Todd Zuniga Todd Zuniga Todd Zuniga , is the founding editor of Opium Magazine, and the co-creator and host of Literary Death Match , which is a reading series that occurs regularly in New York City, San Francisco and London, and has launched in 37 cities worldwide including Beijing, Edinburgh, Chicago and Paris.Zuniga is...  (founding editor, Opium Magazine), Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  (New Yorker) and David Goodwillie David Goodwillie David Goodwillie is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Blackburn Rovers and the Scotland national football team.-Early career:...  (Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time)	Sean Casey Sean Casey Sean Thomas Casey , nicknamed "The Mayor," is a former Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox. He is currently a broadcaster for Major League Baseball.-Baseball career:Casey attended Upper St...  (McSweeney's McSweeney's McSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers.Apart from its book list, McSweeney's is responsible for four regular publications: the quarterly literary journal,... ), Tyler Gore (MeThree), Andy Horwitz (Nerve.com), Thomas Hopkins (Quick Fiction Quick Fiction Quick Fiction is a contemporary bi-annual literary magazine published in the United States. The journal's publishing focus is on the narrative prose poem/flash fiction, and they have proven instrumental in providing both newer and veteran writers the opportunity to showcase their work... )	Sean Casey
Running for Their Lives	Wednesday, June 7, 2006	Washington Square Park Washington Square Park Washington Square Park is one of the best-known of New York City's 1,900 public parks. At 9.75 acres , it is a landmark in the Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village, as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity... , NYC	Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  (New Yorker), Dennis DiClaudio (Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated.... ) and Opium’s soccer pundit, Ben Mainwaring.	Opium's own Todd Zuniga Todd Zuniga Todd Zuniga , is the founding editor of Opium Magazine, and the co-creator and host of Literary Death Match , which is a reading series that occurs regularly in New York City, San Francisco and London, and has launched in 37 cities worldwide including Beijing, Edinburgh, Chicago and Paris.Zuniga is... , Elizabeth Koch, associate editor Heather Kelley and two-time Opium print writer, Shya Scanlon	Todd Zuniga Todd Zuniga Todd Zuniga , is the founding editor of Opium Magazine, and the co-creator and host of Literary Death Match , which is a reading series that occurs regularly in New York City, San Francisco and London, and has launched in 37 cities worldwide including Beijing, Edinburgh, Chicago and Paris.Zuniga is...
Rumble in the Bay	Tuesday, July 17, 2007	Harlot, San Francisco	Jon Wolanske (Killing My Lobster), Beth Lisick (author of Everyone into the Pool), and ZYZZYVA editor, Howard Junker Howard Junker Howard Junker is a writer and the author of An Old Junker. He blogs on weekdays at www.howardjunker.comHe founded the literary magazine ZYZZYVA: West Coast Writers & Artists in 1985 and retired in 2010....	Stephen Elliott Stephen Elliott (author) Stephen Elliott is an American author and activist living in San Francisco who has written and published seven books. He is also the founder of the political action committee LitPAC, which holds readings by authors to raise money for progressive candidates.-Background and education:Elliott grew...  (McSweeney's McSweeney's McSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers.Apart from its book list, McSweeney's is responsible for four regular publications: the quarterly literary journal,... , Canteen), Joyce Maynard Joyce Maynard Daphne Joyce Maynard is an American author known for writing with candor about her life, as well as for her works of fiction and hundreds of essays and newspaper columns, often about parenting and family...  (Canteen), Michelle Richmond Michelle Richmond Michelle Richmond is an American novelist and essayist.Richmond's first book, the story collection The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress, won the Associated Writing Programs Award for Short Fiction in 2000 and was published by University of Massachusetts Press in 2001. Her first novel, Dream of the Blue...  (Fiction Attic) and Sam Hurwitt (Kitchen Sink Kitchen sink Kitchen sink is a term often used in the phrase everything but the kitchen sinkKitchen sink may also refer to:* A sink in a kitchen for washing dishes, vegetables, etc* Kitchen Sink, a 1989 short film by Alison Maclean... )	Sam Hurwitt
Hara-Kari Haiku at Harlot	Tuesday, August 21, 2007	San Francisco	SF Chronicle’s Oscar Villalon judging literary merit, Kasper Hauser’s Rob Baedeker on performance, and Levine Greenburg literary agent Danielle Svetcov on intangibles	Matt Herlihy (Sweet Fancy Moses), Andy Raskin (Big Ugly Review), Kirk Read (Instant City), Andrew O. Dugas (edifice WRECKED)	Kirk Read
Cyrillic Battle to the Death	Wednesday, September 19, 2007	The Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco	Jesse McKinley Jesse McKinley Jesse Underwood McKinley is an American journalist who is the San Francisco bureau chief of The New York Times. Previously, he was an arts reporter at the Times.-Personal:...  (New York Times), Anika Streitfeld (Random House Random House Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,... ) and Matt Herlihy (Sweet Fancy Moses)	Bucky Sinister (Progressive Reading Series), Regina Louise (Inside Story Time), Carol Queen Carol Queen Carol Queen is an American author, editor, sociologist and sexologist active in the sex-positive feminism movement. Queen has written on human sexuality in books such as Real Live Nude Girl: Chronicles of Sex-Positive Culture...  (Writer’s With Drinks), Kelly Beardsley (Porchlight Entertainment PorchLight Entertainment PorchLight Entertainment, Inc. is an American production company founded in 1995 by Bruce D. Johnson and William T. Baumann. It dedicates in television production and animation... )	Bucky Sinister
Litquake Hoop-a-Lot	Friday, October 12, 2007	Swedish American Hall, San Francisco	literary merit judge Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  , performance judge Shaun Landry (Oui Be Negroes) and Oscar Villalon (SF Chronicle) speaking to intangibles	Evany Thomas (McSweeney's McSweeney's McSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers.Apart from its book list, McSweeney's is responsible for four regular publications: the quarterly literary journal,... ), Wesley Stace (Swink), Daniel Handler Daniel Handler Daniel Handler is an American author, screenwriter and accordionist. He is best known for his work under the pen name Lemony Snicket.-Personal life:... , Gary Kamiya (Salon.com Salon.com Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S... )	Daniel Handler
NYC Cyrillithon	Tuesday, October 23, 2007	The Kitchen, New York City	Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  (New Yorker), Amanda Stern Amanda Stern Amanda Stern is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Long Haul and founder, curator and host of the well-respected and popular The Happy Ending Music and Reading Series, for which she is best known...  (host of the Happy Ending Reading Series) and Joshua Furst Joshua Furst Joshua Furst is the writer of the short story collection Short People and the novel Sabotage Cafe. He teaches writing and playwriting at Pratt Institute and Eugene Lang College.-References:...  (Short People Short People "Short People" is a song by Randy Newman from his 1977 album Little Criminals, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The verses and chorus seem to be a pointed attack on the short... )	Giancarlo DiTrapano (New York Trant), Susan Buttenwieser (failbetter), Pedro Ponce (Quick Fiction Quick Fiction Quick Fiction is a contemporary bi-annual literary magazine published in the United States. The journal's publishing focus is on the narrative prose poem/flash fiction, and they have proven instrumental in providing both newer and veteran writers the opportunity to showcase their work...  and Thomas Cooper (Opium Magazine Opium Magazine Opium is a journal featuring fiction, comics, poetry and humor. Founded by Todd Zuniga, Opium Magazine first appeared online in 2001 and in print in 2005. Opium Magazine features many notable writers and artists including Etgar Keret, Aimee Bender, Tao Lin, David Gaffney, Davis Schneiderman,... )	Giancarlo DiTrapano
Death Matching Thy Lobster	Tuesday, November 6, 2007	Harlot, San Francisco	Michelle Richmond (The Year of the Fog), Kurt Bodden (Talk Show Live) and Sean Finney (Canteen Magazine)	Four actors from the legendary Killing My Lobster Killing My Lobster Killing My Lobster is a San Francisco-based sketch comedy group and film production company.-KML Sketch Shows:Killing My Lobster is a non-profit arts organization based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1997, Killing My Lobster, known primarily for its sketch comedy shows, also produces...  comedy troupe stormed the stage and read from past print issues of Opium Magazine Opium Magazine Opium is a journal featuring fiction, comics, poetry and humor. Founded by Todd Zuniga, Opium Magazine first appeared online in 2001 and in print in 2005. Opium Magazine features many notable writers and artists including Etgar Keret, Aimee Bender, Tao Lin, David Gaffney, Davis Schneiderman,... : Jon Wolanske, Eric Schniewinde, Joel Dovev and Todd Brotze	Jon Wolanske
Naming that Tune	Wednesday, March 12, 2008	Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco	Larry Gallagher, Helena Echlin and Laura Lee Mattingly	Daphne Gottlieb Daphne Gottlieb Daphne Gottlieb is a Queer San Francisco-based Performance Poet. She is the author of Final Girl , Why Things Burn , Pelt and Kissing Dead Girls She is the editor of Homewrecker: An Adultery Reader and Fucking Daphne: Mostly True Stories...  (Soft Skull Press Soft Skull Press Soft Skull Press is an independent publisher founded by Sander Hicks in 1992, and run by Richard Eoin Nash from 2001 to 2009. In 2007, Nash sold Soft Skull to Counterpoint LLC, where it continues to function as a division of the press... ), Jon Longhi (Manic D Press Manic D Press Manic D Press is an American literary press based in San Francisco, California publishing fiction , poetry, cultural studies, art, narrative-oriented comix, and alternative travel trade paperbacks... ), Eric B. Martin (MacAdam/Cage) and Andrew Lam Andrew Lam Andrew Lam is a Vietnamese American writer. He was born in South Vietnam, where he led a privileged life as the son of General Lâm Quang Thi of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He attended Lycée Yersin in Dalat....  (Heyday Books Heyday Books Heyday Books is an independent nonprofit publisher based in Berkeley, California.Heyday was founded by Malcolm Margolin in 1974 when he wrote, typeset, designed, and distributed The East Bay Out, a guide to the natural history of the hills and bayshore around Berkeley and Oakland... )	Andrew Lam Andrew Lam Andrew Lam is a Vietnamese American writer. He was born in South Vietnam, where he led a privileged life as the son of General Lâm Quang Thi of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He attended Lycée Yersin in Dalat....
Poets Doubling as Madmen	Wednesday, April 9, 2008	Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco	Jane Ganahl (Litquake Litquake Litquake is San Francisco's annual literary festival. Originally starting out as Litstock for a single day on July 16, 1999, it ran for two years under the same name before going dark in 2001 after 9/11...  co-founder), Mia Lipman (Canteen) and Alan Black	Clive Matson (publisher of the Crazy Child Scribbler), Andrew O. Dugas (Unlikely Stories), Rupert Estanislao (Suicide Kings) and Justin Chin (Manic D Press Manic D Press Manic D Press is an American literary press based in San Francisco, California publishing fiction , poetry, cultural studies, art, narrative-oriented comix, and alternative travel trade paperbacks... )	Rupert Estanislao
Pin the Body on the Head!	Saturday, May 10, 2008	Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco	Stephen Elliott Stephen Elliott (author) Stephen Elliott is an American author and activist living in San Francisco who has written and published seven books. He is also the founder of the political action committee LitPAC, which holds readings by authors to raise money for progressive candidates.-Background and education:Elliott grew...  (Happy Baby Happy Baby Happy Baby, is a 2004 novel by Stephen Elliott.-Plot:Theo is addicted to sadomasochism. He insists on being hurt - whether by one he loves or by a professional dominatrix. Theo is a victim of the child welfare system. Told in reverse chronological order, 'Happy Baby' begins when 36-year-old Theo... ), Kurt Bodden (Talk Show Live), Michelle Richmond (The Year of the Fog), Jon Wolanske (Killing My Lobster Killing My Lobster Killing My Lobster is a San Francisco-based sketch comedy group and film production company.-KML Sketch Shows:Killing My Lobster is a non-profit arts organization based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1997, Killing My Lobster, known primarily for its sketch comedy shows, also produces... ), Sean Finney (Canteen) and Todd Zuniga Todd Zuniga Todd Zuniga , is the founding editor of Opium Magazine, and the co-creator and host of Literary Death Match , which is a reading series that occurs regularly in New York City, San Francisco and London, and has launched in 37 cities worldwide including Beijing, Edinburgh, Chicago and Paris.Zuniga is...  (LDM’s co-creator)	Kirk Read (Episode 2’s winner), Andrew Lam Andrew Lam Andrew Lam is a Vietnamese American writer. He was born in South Vietnam, where he led a privileged life as the son of General Lâm Quang Thi of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He attended Lycée Yersin in Dalat....  (Episode 7's winner), Tony DuShane (Episode 6 winner) and Sam Hurwitt (Episode 1 Winner)	Andrew Lam Andrew Lam Andrew Lam is a Vietnamese American writer. He was born in South Vietnam, where he led a privileged life as the son of General Lâm Quang Thi of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He attended Lycée Yersin in Dalat....
Recyclement Extravaganza	Thursday, May 29, 2008	Housing Works Housing Works Housing Works is a New York City based non-profit fighting the twin crises of AIDS and homelessness. The charity is well-known for its operations, which have recently included outreach to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.... , New York City	Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  of the New Yorker, comedian Joel Dovev and the first-ever mute judges in LDM history, Street Performers Gill and Jill Bumby	Aaron Garretson (representing Opium), Bob Powers (Lost Magazine), Cole Kazdin (Smith Magazine Smith Magazine Smith Magazine is a U.S.-based online magazine devoted to storytelling in all its forms. Smiths content is participatory in nature, and the magazine welcomes contributions from all its readers... ) and Garth Hallberg (Canteen Magazine)	Aaron Garreston
Urban Sack Race Antics	Thursday, June 26, 2008	Sara D. Roosevelt Park, New York City	Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  (New Yorker), writer/comedienne Julie Klausner Julie Klausner Julie Klausner is a New York City-based author, podcaster, and comedy writer-performer, whose first book, I Don't Care About Your Band, was released in February 2010 by Gotham/Penguin Books. In July 2010, it was announced that Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Production Company, Gary Sanchez...  and Jeff Gordinier (X Saves the World)	John Williams John Williams John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...  (Titlepage.tv), Debbie Kuan (Wigleaf), Gabrielle Mitchell-Marell (Anderbo.com) and Amy Shearn (Brick Magazine’s representative and the author of How Far is the Ocean from Here)	John Williams John Williams John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
Mathematizing and Literacy	Thursday, July 24, 2008	Amnesia, San Francisco	Damion Searls, Litquake’s Elise Proulx and Tony DuShane.	Matt Rohrer (Watchword Press), Lisa K. Buchanan (Missouri Review), Alan Black (Redroom.com) and Evan Rehill (Instant City).	Alan Black
Literary Scavengry	Friday, September 19, 2008	Amnesia, San Francisco	Gravity Goldberg of Instant City, Jack Boulware of Litquake and Ian Lendler	Kim Addonizio Kim Addonizio Kim Addonizio is an award-winning American poet and novelist.-Life:Addonizio is the daughter of tennis champion Pauline Betz and sports writer Bob Addie....  (Litquake), Rhea DeRose-Weiss (Whore Magazine), Damion Searls (n+1 N+1 n+1 is a New York–based American literary magazine that publishes social criticism, political commentary, essays, art, poetry, book reviews, and short fiction. It is published three times each year, and content is published on several times each week... ) and Tom Barbash Tom Barbash Tom Barbash is an American writer of fiction and nonfiction, educator and critic. He is the author of the novel The Last Good Chance and the bestselling nonfiction work On Top of the World: Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick & 9/11: A Story of Loss & Renewal...  (One Story One Story One Story is a literary magazine which publishes 18 issues a year, each issue containing a single short story. The magazine was founded in 2002 by writers Hannah Tinti and Maribeth Batcha... )	Kim Addonizio Kim Addonizio Kim Addonizio is an award-winning American poet and novelist.-Life:Addonizio is the daughter of tennis champion Pauline Betz and sports writer Bob Addie....
Lightnin' & Rasslin' (part of Lit Crawl NYC)	Saturday, September 27, 2008	Supreme Trading, Brooklyn NY	The New Yorker The New Yorker The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast... ’s Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald... , Opium’s .com editor Cicily Janus and Aussie scribe Lee Bob Black	Timmy Waldron (Word Riot Word Riot Word Riot is an American online magazine that publishes poetry, flash fiction, short stories, novel excerpts, creative nonfiction, reviews, and interviews. The magazine was launched in March 2002 by author and publisher Jackie Corley with the help of the late Paula Anderson. In 2003, a publishing... ), Jensen Whelan (Hobart), Christina Kallery (Failbetter Failbetter failbetter is a quarterly online literary magazine.-Founding:Founded in 2000 by Thom Didato and David McLendon, the magazine originally evolved from a Brooklyn-based reading series that featured many writers from the Gordon Lish school of writing. McLendon left failbetter in 2003 to pursue his own... ) and Tim Mucci (Slice Magazine)	Timmy Waldron
Litquake Duel to the Death	Monday, October 6, 2008	San Francisco
Invisible Bullets Near Broadway	Tuesday, October 14, 2008	The Kitchen, New York City	The New Yorker’s Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald... , SF improviser Kurt Bodden and Kansas comediess Jodi Bullock	Dennis DiClaudio (Guerilla Lit Reading Series), Lincoln Michel (L Magazine L Magazine The L Magazine is a free bi-weekly magazine in New York City featuring investigative articles, arts and culture commentary, and event listings...  Literary Upstart), Katherine Taylor (Vermon on the Mount Reading Series) and Thaddeus Rutkowski (Poetry vs. Comedy)	Dennis DiClaudio
TV Money Grabstravaganza	Tuesday, November 11, 2008	Housing Works Bookstore, New York City	Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  (The New Yorker The New Yorker The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast... ), Lesley Arfin Lesley Arfin Lesley Arfin is the author of Dear Diary, published in June 2007 by Vice Books/MTV Press. Dear Diary started as a column in Vice, originally written by author Lisa Gabrielle. Vice founder Gavin McInnes worked with Arfin on the book. She is the former Editor-in-chief for the last two issues of...  (Dear Diary) and comedian Todd Levin	Tao Lin Tao Lin Tao Lin is an American writer. He was born of Taiwanese parents and grew up on the East Coast of the USA.He is the author of two novels, Eeeee Eee Eeee and Richard Yates ; a novella, Shoplifting from American Apparel ; a short story collection, Bed ; and two poetry collections, you are a little...  (Muumuu House), Amy Sohn Amy Sohn Amy Sohn is a Brooklyn-based author, columnist and screenwriter. She wrote the novels Run Catch Kiss and My Old Man , both published by Simon & Schuster, and a companion guide to television’s Sex and the City, Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell .She is a contributing editor at New York magazine,...  (Brooklyn Writers Space), Mishna Wolff (Swink) and Alex Rose	Tao Lin Tao Lin Tao Lin is an American writer. He was born of Taiwanese parents and grew up on the East Coast of the USA.He is the author of two novels, Eeeee Eee Eeee and Richard Yates ; a novella, Shoplifting from American Apparel ; a short story collection, Bed ; and two poetry collections, you are a little...
Fowl Language	Friday, November 14, 2008	Amnesia, San Francisco	Jonathon Keats Jonathon Keats Jonathon Keats is an American conceptual artist and experimental philosopher known for creating large-scale thought experiments. Keats was born in New York City and studied philosophy at Amherst College... , Leslie Waggoner, and Robin Ekiss	Jeff O’Keefe (Epoch Magazine), Vince Donovan (Fiction Attic), James Hass (Farallon Review) and Joshua Citrak (Slouch Magazine)	Joshua Citrak
Shakespeare & Hoops	Friday, January 9, 2008	The Elbo Room, New York City	Andrew Leland (The Believer The Believer (magazine) The Believer is a United States literary magazine that also covers other arts and general culture. Founded and designed in 2003 by the writer and publisher Dave Eggers, it is edited by Vendela Vida, Heidi Julavits and Ed Park... ), Melanie Case Melanie Case Melanie Case , a.k.a. Melanie Salazar Case, is a Colombian-American actor, comedian, writer, theater director, filmmaker, producer, and teacher...  (Killing My Lobster Killing My Lobster Killing My Lobster is a San Francisco-based sketch comedy group and film production company.-KML Sketch Shows:Killing My Lobster is a non-profit arts organization based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1997, Killing My Lobster, known primarily for its sketch comedy shows, also produces... ) and James Hass (The Farallon Review)	Jaynel Attolini (Six Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak), Katie Crouch (Tin House Tin House Tin House is an American literary magazine and book publisher based in Portland, Oregon and New York City. The Tin House magazine was conceived in the summer of 1998 by Portland publisher Win McCormack. He envisioned a journal that would be graphically appealing and free of the stale substance... ), Veronica Chater (Memoir) and Rodes Fishburne (Going To See the Elephant)	Veronica Charter
Windy City Cartography Gouge	Wednesday, February 11, 2009	The Hideout, Chicago	Kevin Guilfoile Kevin Guilfoile -Biography:Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, Guilfoile was raised in Cooperstown, New York, where his father was an executive at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Guilfoile graduated from The University of Notre Dame in 1990, and worked briefly in media relations for the Houston Astros baseball club... , Matt Herlihy (founder of Sweet Fancy Moses) and Mark Bazer (“The Interview Show”)	Rachel Yoder (Quick Fiction Quick Fiction Quick Fiction is a contemporary bi-annual literary magazine published in the United States. The journal's publishing focus is on the narrative prose poem/flash fiction, and they have proven instrumental in providing both newer and veteran writers the opportunity to showcase their work... ), Megan Stielstra (Dollar Store Reading Series), Julius Kalamarz (Juked), Gwendolyn Knapp (Hayden's Ferry Review Hayden's Ferry Review Hayden's Ferry Review is a well-regarded internationally distributed American literary magazine, published semi-annually by Arizona State University. Founded in 1986, the Review is headquartered in the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at ASU... ), Holly Wilson (The Southeast Review) and Aaron Burch (Hobart)	Megan Stielstra
Democratic Lit Music Off	Friday, February 13, 2009	San Francisco	Jonathan Keats, Conceptual Artist	Luke Sykora, Melissa Hansen	Luke Sykora
Learn How to Draw	Wednesday, February 18, 2009	The Slipper Room, New York City	Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  (The New Yorker The New Yorker The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast... ), Amy Sohn Amy Sohn Amy Sohn is a Brooklyn-based author, columnist and screenwriter. She wrote the novels Run Catch Kiss and My Old Man , both published by Simon & Schuster, and a companion guide to television’s Sex and the City, Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell .She is a contributing editor at New York magazine,...  (My Old Man) and Joshua Lyon (Pill Head)	Andrew Sean Greer Andrew Sean Greer Andrew Sean Greer is an American novelist and short story writer.He is the bestselling author of The Story of a Marriage, which The New York Times has called an “inspired, lyrical novel,” and The Confessions of Max Tivoli, which was named one of the best books of 2004 by the San Francisco... , Cintra Wilson Cintra Wilson Cintra Wilson is an American writer, performer and cultural critic. Declared as "the Dorothy Parker of the cyber age", she is best known for her commentary on popular culture which is often humorous and irreverent in tone. She currently contributes to the New York Times for its "" series and is... , Elliott Holt (The Kenyon Review The Kenyon Review The Kenyon Review is a Literary magazine based in Gambier, Ohio, USA, home of Kenyon College. The Review was founded in 1939 by John Crowe Ransom, critic and professor of English at Kenyon College, who served as its editor until 1959... ) and Christopher Monks (McSweeney's McSweeney's McSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers.Apart from its book list, McSweeney's is responsible for four regular publications: the quarterly literary journal,... )	Cintra Wilson Cintra Wilson Cintra Wilson is an American writer, performer and cultural critic. Declared as "the Dorothy Parker of the cyber age", she is best known for her commentary on popular culture which is often humorous and irreverent in tone. She currently contributes to the New York Times for its "" series and is...
Holy City Zoo-Down	Friday, March 13, 2009	San Francisco	Trina Robbins, Lisa Geduldig and Andrew Leland	Bucky Sinister (reading Tao Lin Tao Lin Tao Lin is an American writer. He was born of Taiwanese parents and grew up on the East Coast of the USA.He is the author of two novels, Eeeee Eee Eeee and Richard Yates ; a novella, Shoplifting from American Apparel ; a short story collection, Bed ; and two poetry collections, you are a little... , A Poem Written by a Bear), Candy Churilla (reading John Cheever John Cheever John William Cheever was an American novelist and short story writer. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs." His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the Westchester suburbs, old New England villages based on various South Shore towns around Quincy,... , Reunion), Will Durst (reading Donald Barthleme, The School) and Paco Romane (reading George Saunders George Saunders George Saunders is a New York Times bestselling American writer of short stories, essays, novellas and children's books. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's and GQ, among other publications... , In Persuasion Nation)	Will Durst
Bookworm Festival Brawl	Saturday, March 14, 2009	The Bookworm, Beijing	Jen Hyde (Small Anchor Press), Ben Foster (G2 Studios) and John Leary (fiction writer featured in Opium4, Opium1)	James West of Australia(Beijing Blur), Liz Niven of Scotland, Ridley Pearson of the USA and Zachary Mexico of the USA (China Underground)	Liz Niven
Rebellious Vibrations	Friday, April 10, 2009	The Elbo Room, San Francisco	Michael Layne Heath, Lorelei Lee, Jason Myers and Blag Dahlia	Jonathan Keats, Kimi Recor and Benjamin L. Perez	Lorelei Lee
Rocky Mountain Bladebath	Tuesday, April 14, 2009	Mercury Cafe, Denver	Daniel Grandbois, Laura Pritchett, Teague Bohlen and Kathy Fish	David Hicks, PhD, Jody Reale and Shawn Owen Hazelwood	Daniel Grandbois
Baseball Chopstick War	Thursday, April 23, 2009	Pianos, New York City	B.C. Edwards(pax americana), Cheryl Wagner (Five Dials), Amy Lawless (Black Maze Books), Heidi Julavits (The Believer The Believer (magazine) The Believer is a United States literary magazine that also covers other arts and general culture. Founded and designed in 2003 by the writer and publisher Dave Eggers, it is edited by Vendela Vida, Heidi Julavits and Ed Park... )	Anna deVries (Scribner Scribner -Media:* Charles Scribner's Sons, also known as Scribner, New York City publisher* Scribner's Magazine, pictorial published from 1887–1939 by Charles Scribner's Sons, then merged with the Commentator which continued until 1942... ), Scott Adsit Scott Adsit Scott Adsit is an American actor, writer and improvisational comedian. He is currently co-starring as Pete Hornberger in the hit NBC comedy 30 Rock and worked in the Adult Swim stop-motion animation programs Moral Orel and Mary Shelley's Frankenhole.-1990s:After attending Columbia College Chicago,...  (30 Rock 30 Rock 30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live... ) and Richard Lawson (Gawker)	B.C. Edwards
Yo' Mama's So Literary...	Friday, May 8, 2009	The Elbo Room, San Francisco	Ellen Sussman (Word for Word), Peter Orner (A Public Space), Jesse Nathan (Milk Machine) and April Sinclair (Single Woman of a Certain Age)	Andrew Leland (The Believer), Eve Batey (SF Appeal) and Andy Raskin (The Ramen King and I)	April Sinclair
Literary Tea Party	Thursday, May 21, 2009	The Paradise Lounge, Boston	Jane Roper (Memoirious), Steve Almond (Grub Street), William Giraldi (AGNI) and Jeannie Greeley (Stuff Boston)	Eve Bridburg (Grub Street founder), Tom Perrotta Tom Perrotta Thomas R. Perrotta is an Albanian-American/ Italian-American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novels Election and Little Children , both of which were made into critically acclaimed, Academy Award-nominated films...  (The Abstinence Teacher and Election) and Christopher Monks (The Game Guide to Your Life)	Jeannie Greeley
NYC Poets & Madmen Both	Wednesday, May 27, 2009	Pianos, New York City	Rivka Galchen Rivka Galchen Rivka Galchen is a Canadian-American writer. Her first novel, Atmospheric Disturbances, was published in 2008, has been translated into over 20 languages, and was awarded the William J. Saroyan International Prize for Fiction....  (Atmospheric Disturbances), Josh Weil (The New Valley), Anthony Tognazzini (BOA Editions) and Michael Muhammad Knight Michael Muhammad Knight Michael Muhammad Knight is an American Muslim novelist, journalist, and performance artist. His writings are popular among American Muslim youth...  (Soft Skull Press Soft Skull Press Soft Skull Press is an independent publisher founded by Sander Hicks in 1992, and run by Richard Eoin Nash from 2001 to 2009. In 2007, Nash sold Soft Skull to Counterpoint LLC, where it continues to function as a division of the press... )	Ben Greenberg, comedian Chelsea Peretti Chelsea Peretti Chelsea Peretti is an American comedian and writer based in Los Angeles.-Career:She and brother Jonah Peretti were co-creators of the and of web satire... , Chris March Chris March Chris March is an American fashion and costume designer best known for his appearance as a contestant on season 4 of Bravo's Project Runway. He was also on the Project Runway All-Star Challenge, and was the third runner up....	Michael Muhammad Knight
LDM University Recycled Hoop-Off!	Friday, June 5, 2009	Syracuse University	Mi Detmar (Stone Canoe), Roy Kesey, Dan Roche (Le Moyne College) and Alex Yates (representing Salt Hill)	Chris Kennedy, Elizabeth Koch and Phil Lamarche	Roy Kesey
SF Infinite Jesticulation	Friday, June 12, 2009	Elbo Room, San Francisco	Jim Nelson (Instant City), K.M. Soehnlein (Switchback), Eric Puchner and Katharine Noel (Canteen Magazine) and Michelle Richmond	Ayelet Waldman (Bad Mother), playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, and Josh Kornbluth	K.M. Soehnlein K.M. Soehnlein Karl Soehnlein better known by his literary name K.M. Soehnlein is an American writer most famous for his novels The World of Normal Boys and You Can Say You Knew Me When. His most recent novel is Robin and Ruby...
NYC Bowery, Poetry, Infinity	Thursday, June 25, 2009	Bowery Poetry Club Bowery Poetry Club The Bowery Poetry Club is a New York City poetry performance space founded by Bob Holman in 2002. Located at 308 Bowery, between Bleecker and Houston Streets in Manhattan's East Village, the BPC provides a home base for established and upcoming artists... , New York City	Luna Lemus (Like Son), Lisa Carver (Drugs Are Nice), Julie Metz’s (Perfection) and Zachary Mexico (China Underground)	Ben Adams, an editor at Bloomsbury, comedian Todd Barry Todd Barry -Biography:Barry was born in The Bronx, New York, and grew up in Florida. In 1999, his Comedy Central Presents aired. He wrote, directed and starred in the short film Borrowing Saffron , which co-starred H. Jon Benjamin. He has made a variety of guest appearances on shows like Dr...  (known for this roles in The Wrestler and Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords are a New Zealand-based comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, which premiered in 2007 on HBO, also called Flight of the Conchords.They were named... ), and Vice Magazine co-founder Gavin McInnes Gavin McInnes Gavin Miles McInnes is a Canadian writer, musician, and comedian. Referred to as "The Godfather of hipsterdom" and "the primary architect of hipsterdom" McInnes is often well known in the contemporary hipster movement mostly via Vice Magazine’s “DOs & DON’Ts” column.- Early life :McInnes was born...	Julie Metz
London: Episode 1	-	Old Queen's Head, London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Luke Brown (Tindal Street Press), Laura Dockrill, and Tim Clare (Aisle16)	Amber Marks (Book Club Boutique), Joe Dunthorne (English Writers Football Team), Tim Wells (Pen Pusher Pen Pusher Pen Pusher is a London-based literary magazine, published three times a year, that features original short fiction, poetry, reviews, columns, literary facts and curiosities....  Magazine), and Nick Harkaway (BBC Radio 3's The Verb)	Amber Marks
New York City: Episode 16	-	New York City, New York	Michael Musto, Brant Rumble (Scribner), and comedian Bob Powers	Abraham Smith (Spinning Jenny), Luke Dempsey (Bloomsbury USA), Donald Breckenridge (Brooklyn Rail), and Gigantic's Yuka Igarashi	Abraham Smith
Chicago: Episode 3	-	Chicago, Illinois	Nami Mun (Miles from Nowhere), artist Jay Ryan, and Barry Hite (iO, Second City, Annoyance Theaters).	Spencer Dew (THE2NDHAND), Adam Levin (Ninth Letter), Gabriel Gudding (MAKE), Febronio Zatarain (contratiempo), Simone Muench (POETRY), Kathleen Rooney (Switchback Books), Paul Killebrew (Canarium Books), and Michael Czyzniejewski (Another Chicago Magazine)	Spencer Dew
Los Angeles: Episode 1	-	Cinespace, Los Angeles	Mark Sarvas (The Elegant Variation), Sarah Thyre (Strangers with Candy Strangers with Candy Strangers with Candy is a television series produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000. Its timeslot was Sundays at 10 p.m....  and author of Dark at the Roots) and Alison Becker (Mayne Street)	Rich Ferguson (The Nervous Breakdown), Joshua Lyon (Hyperion), Chris "Whitey" Erickson (Flatmancrooked), Melinda Hill	Rich Ferguson
Denver: Episode 2		Forest Room 5, Denver	Chris Ransick (Denver's Poet Laureate), Curtis Pesman and Tara Anderson (Lijit Networks)	Nick Franciose (Lighthouse Writers), Jessy Randall (Ghost Road), Sharon McGill (Monday Night), Nicky Beer (Copper Nickel)	Nick Franciose
Seattle: Episode 1		Jewel Box Theater, Seattle	Mary Guterson (Gone to the Dogs), Lindy West (The Stranger), and Luke Smith (Bungie Studios)	Ryan Boudinot (Monkeybicycle), Matthew Simmons (HTMLGiant), Matt Briggs (Reading Local: Seattle), Peter Gajdics.(New York Tyrant)	Matthew Simmons
The Battle Of The Independent Bookstores		San Francisco	Andrew Lam, Beth Spotswood, and Scott Sigler (Borderland Books)	Jade Brooks (City Lights), Derek Powazek (The Booksmith), Alvin Orloff (Dog Eared Books), Paul Neilan (Green Apple Books)	Paul Neilan
New York City: Episode 17		New York City	Scott Jacobson (The Daily Show The Daily Show The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998... ), Ethan Nosowsky (Graywolf Press) and Tony Arcabascio (Alife's co-founder)	Janice Erlbaum (GIRLBOMB), Elisa Albert (The Book of Dahlia), Blaise Allysen Kearsley (How I Learned reading series), David Ellis Dickerson	Elisa Albert
San Francisco: Episode 21		Elbo Room, San Francisco	Elissa Bassist, Dan Klein (Kasper Hauser), Stacey Lewis (City Lights)	Tracy Clark-Flory, Genie Gratto, Jack Boulware (Litquake), Noria Joblanski	Tracy Clark-Flory
Raleigh: Episode 1		Pour House, Raleigh	Rhett and Link Rhett and Link Rhett and Link are the comedy, filmmaking, musical and advertising duo of Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. They star in the television show Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings on the Independent Film Channel. They are known for their videos, songs and commercials and are one of the most subscribed... , Daniel Wallace Daniel Wallace Daniel Wallace or Danny Wallace may refer to:* Daniel Wallace , American author of the novel Big Fish* Daniel Wallace , U.S. Congressman from South Carolina... , and KGBebe	Jodi Lynn Villers, Scott McClanahan, Billy Warden, Jeff Polish	Jodi Lynn Villers
London: Episode 2		Queen of Hoxton, London	Damian Barr (Get It Together), Fuchsia Dunlop, and Amy Lamé	Ashna Sarkar, Tom Chivers, Musa Okwonga, and Craig Taylor (Five Dials)	Ashna Sarkar
New York City: Episode 18		Bowery Poetry Club, New York	Franklin Bruno (The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats is an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle himself, despite the plural moniker.... ), Ben Schafer (DeCapo Press), and Carla Rhodes	Christopher R. Weingarten, James Gavin, Jessica Hopper, and Courtney Gillette	Courtney Gillette
Paris: Episode 1		Le Reservoir, Paris	David Foenkinos, Yorgos Archimandritis, and Bo	Mohamed Razane, Max Monnehay, Philippe Jaenada, and Frédéric Beigbeder	Mohamed Razane
LDM: Litquake	October 14, 2009	Verdi Club, San Francisco	artist Paul Madonna, actress/poet Amber Tamblyn, David Wiegand (SF Chronicle)	Tod Goldberg (Other Resort Cities), Lynka Adams (A Skeleton at the Feast), Frances Dinkelspiel (Towers of Gold), and James Nestor	James Nestor
New York City: Episode 19	September 29, 2009	Bowery Poetry Club	Grove/Atlantic's Amy Hundley, The Colbert Report's Peter Grosz (also featured in Sonic Sonic Drive-In Sonic Drive-In is an American drive-in fast-food restaurant chain based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, complete with carhops who sometimes wear rollerskates. As of August 31, 2010, there were 3,500 restaurants in 43 U.S. states. Sonic serves approximately 3 million customers daily.-1950s:Following...  commercials), and Gabe Liedman	David Henry Sterry (Hos, Hookers, Call-Girls, and Rent Boys: Prostitutes Writing on Life, Love, Work, Sex, and Money), Sarah Jane Stratford (author of The Midnight Guardian), David Hollander, and Robert Lopez (author of Part of the World)	Robert Lopez
LDM: Texas Book Festival	October 31, 2009	The Sanctuary, Austin	Jane Smiley, Richard Russo, and Owen Egerton	Amelia Gray (AM/PM), Kyle Beachy (The Slide), Jeff Martin (editor, The Customer is Always Wrong), and Jason Sheehan (Cooking Dirty: A Story of Life, Sex, Love, and Death in the Kitchen_	Amelia Gray
London: Episode 3	November 3, 2009	Old Queen's Head, London	Will Skidelsky (book editor for The Independent), Sara J. Stockbridge, and Molly Parkin	Matthew De Abaitua (The Idler), Ross Sutherland, John Grindrod (representing Faber), and Nathan Jones (Mercy)	Matthew De Abaitua
Oxford: Episode 1	November 4, 2009	Corner Club	poet Kate Clanchy, Dan Kieran (author and editor of the Idler magazine), and musician Ben Walker	George Chopping (author of collections Derailed & Shelf Life), Miranda Ward, Jake Wallis Simons (author of The Exiled Times of A Tibetan Jew) and Megan Kerr	George Chopping
Seattle, Ep 2: "Nonsensical Animal Toss"	November 11, 2009		Paul Constant (The Stranger The Stranger (newspaper) The Stranger is an alternative weekly newspaper in Seattle, Washington, USA. It runs a blog known as Slog.-History:The Stranger was founded by Tim Keck, who had previously co-founded the satirical newspaper The Onion, and cartoonist James Sturm. Its first issue came out on September 23, 1991... ), Marie Semple (former writer for Arrested Development, Jonathan Evison Jonathan Evison Jonathan Evison , is an American writer best known for his novel All About Lulu. His work, often distinguished by its emotional resonance and offbeat humor, has been compared to a variety of authors, most notably J.D. Salinger, Charles Dickens, and John Irving...  (All About Lulu All About Lulu All About Lulu is a coming-of-age novel by American author Jonathan Evison. The novel revolves around a family of bodybuilders in Santa Monica from the Summer of Love to the Dot-com bubble.-Plot summary:... )	Aaron Dietz (KNOCK), Stacey Levine Stacey Levine Stacey Levine is an American novelist, short story author, and journalist. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she attended The University of Missouri's journalism school and the University of Washington...  (My Horse and Other Stories), playwright Kelleen Conway Blanchard (Small Town) and Danbert Nobacon Danbert Nobacon Danbert Nobacon was a vocalist and occasional keyboard player in the Leeds based anarchist band Chumbawamba...  (Chumbawumba)	Kelleen Conway Blanchard
Portland, Ep 1	November, 2009		Chelsea Cain Chelsea Cain Chelsea Snow Cain was born February 5, 1972 in Iowa City, Iowa, to Mary Cain and Larry Schmidt.-Early life:Cain spent her early childhood on a hippie commune outside of Iowa City. Her father resisted the Vietnam draft and her parents lived underground for several years...  (author, Evil at Heart), Scott Poole (author, Hiding from Salesmen) and Zia McCabe Zia McCabe Zia McCabe is a percussionist, bass guitarist, and keyboard player. She is a member of American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. She graduated from Battle Ground High School in Battle Ground, Washington in 1992. In 1995, with hardly any prior musical experience, Zia joined The Dandy Warhols...  (The Dandy Warhols The Dandy Warhols The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. The band was founded by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström, with keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford later joining. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by... )	Michael Parker (author, Our Beloved 26th), Jeff Hardison (Back Fence), Arthur Bradford Arthur Bradford Arthur Houston Bradford is an American short story author and a director. He has had one book of short stories published, Dogwalker . He has won an O. Henry Award and has had his stories published in Esquire, McSweeneys, Zoetrope, Dazed & Confused, Tin House, and BOMB...  (author, Dogwalker) and Kerry Cohen Kerry Cohen Kerry Cohen is an American author. She also writes as Kerry Cohen HoffmannCohen grew up in suburban New Jersey. She received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Oregon and an MA in counseling psychology from Pacific University...  (author, Loose Girl)	Arthur Bradford Arthur Bradford Arthur Houston Bradford is an American short story author and a director. He has had one book of short stories published, Dogwalker . He has won an O. Henry Award and has had his stories published in Esquire, McSweeneys, Zoetrope, Dazed & Confused, Tin House, and BOMB...
San Francisco, Episode 23	November 2009		Arline Klatt (Porchlight), cartoonist Michael Capozzola, and Todd Zniga (Opium founder)	Charlie Haas Charlie Haas Charles "Charlie" Doyle Haas II is an American professional wrestler and former collegiate amateur wrestler. He competes on the independent circuit, and is signed to Ring of Honor , where he is one-half of the reigning ROH World Tag Team Champions with Shelton Benjamin...  (The Enthusiast), Shanthi Sekaran (The Prayer Room), Seth Harwood (Jack wakes Up) and D.W. Lichtenberg (The Ancient Book of Hip)	D.W. Lichtenberg
New York City, Episode 20: Nerf-machine-gun Assault	2009		Terese Svoboda Terese Svoboda Terese Svoboda an American author living in New York City. Her writing has appeared in "Paris Review", "The New Yorker", "TLS", Narrative Magazine and other publications.-Bibliography:*"All Aberration" *Laughing Africa...  (Weapons Grade), performance artist Joseph Keckler, Mishna Wolf (I'm Down)	Sarah Walker (Really, You've Done Enough), Edith Zimmerman (Esquire, Heeb, others) Teddy Wayne (Kapitoil) and Jon Friedman (The Rejection Show The Rejection Show The Rejection Show is a comedic based variety show that features the rejected and turned down material of professional and amateur writers, comedians, cartoonists, artists, and human beings who display their creative "failures" live on stage.... ).	Edith Zimmerman
San Francisco, Episode 24	December 11, 2009	Elbo Room	Chicken John Chicken John "Chicken" John Rinaldi is a showman, musician, mechanic, one-time mayoral candidate, and author living in San Francisco, California. He is involved with the San Francisco Arts community, as well as the Burning Man community, and was proprietor of the influential and now-closed Odeon Bar.- Musician... , Isaac Fitzgerald (managing editor, The Rumpus), Nina Lesowitz (Spinergy Group, Litquake)	Derek Powazek (founder, Fray Magazine), Lynka Adams, Beth Spotswood (SF Appeal and SF Gate) and Elissa Bassist (The Rumpus.net)	Beth Spotswood Beth Spotswood Beth Spotswood is a writer, blogger and video host, best known for her weekly Culture Blog on the San Francisco Chronicle's SFGate.com-Biography:...
New York City, Episode 21	December, 2009		Ben Greenman Ben Greenman Ben Greenman is an American writer and magazine editor.-Biography:Greenman was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Palmetto High School and then Yale University where he worked on the Yale Herald...  (The New Yorker The New Yorker The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast... ), Devorah Rose (Social Life magazine) and Jared Bloom (Full Ginsburg)	James Yeh (Gigantic), Jason Helm, Terese Svoboda Terese Svoboda Terese Svoboda an American author living in New York City. Her writing has appeared in "Paris Review", "The New Yorker", "TLS", Narrative Magazine and other publications.-Bibliography:*"All Aberration" *Laughing Africa...  (Weapons Grade) and Elna Baker Elna Baker Elna Baker is a writer and performer of humorous stories. Her stories have been featured on radio programs such as This American Life, The Moth, BBC Radio 4 and Studio 360...  (The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance)	Elna Baker Elna Baker Elna Baker is a writer and performer of humorous stories. Her stories have been featured on radio programs such as This American Life, The Moth, BBC Radio 4 and Studio 360...
San Francisco, Episode 25: The Bell Jar Charades	January 8, 2010	Elbo Room	Michelle Tea Michelle Tea Michelle Tea is an American author, poet, and literary arts organizer whose autobiographical works explore queer culture, feminism, race, class, prostitution, and other topics. She is originally from Chelsea, Massachusetts and currently lives in San Francisco...  (author, TransForming Community), Ali Liebegott Ali Liebegott Ali Liebegott is a lesbian American author whose work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Her first book, The Beautifully Worthless, won the Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction. Liebegott is a recipient of a Poetry Fellowship from the New York Foundation for Arts. She taught...  (The IHOP Papers) and twitter novelist Matt Stewart Matt Stewart (author) Matt Stewart is an American fiction author whose debut novel, The French Revolution, was the first full-length novel to be published entirely on Twitter...   (The French Revolution)	Laura Joyce Davis, science comedian Brian Malow, cartoonist Michael Capozzola and Matty Byloos and Josh Atlas	Matty Byloos and Josh Atlas
Boston, Episode 2: Musical Chairs	January 13, 2010		Billy Giraldi (writer, senior fiction editor, AGNI) AGNI (magazine) AGNI is an American literary magazine that publishes poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, interviews, and artwork twice a year in print and biweekly online from its home at Boston University... , Audrey Ryan and comedian Lamont Price	Janaka Stucky (Handsome), Michelle Hoover (Night Train), Elisa Gabbert (Open Letters) and Steven Brykman	Janaka Stucky
Chicago, Episode 4: Draw the Judges	January 14, 2010	Fizz	author Kathleen Rooney Kathleen Rooney Kathleen Rooney is an American writer and editor. She was born in Beckley, West Virginia and raised in the Midwest. She earned a B.A. from the George Washington University and an M.F.A. in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College... , rockstress and critic Jessica Hopper, and Shawn Smith (Shawnimals)	James Kennedy (The Order of Odd-Fish), Rebekah Silverman (Artifice), Andy Farkas (Subito Press) and Davis Schneiderman Davis Schneiderman Davis Schneiderman is an American innovative writer and academic.-Biography:Schneiderman earned a B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University , an M.A. and Ph.D. from Binghamton University...  (&NOW)	James Kennedy
Dallas, Episode 1: Fling-the-Foamskin	January 15, 2010	Dallas Museum of Art Dallas Museum of Art The Dallas Museum of Art is a major art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, USA, along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood. In 1984, the museum moved from its previous location in Fair Park to the Arts District, Dallas, Texas...	Ben Fountain Ben Fountain Ben Fountain is an American fiction writer currently living in Dallas, Texas.-Pre-writing career:Fountain earned a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980, and a law degree from the Duke University School of Law in 1984...  (author, Brief Encounters with Che Guevara), Tina Parker and Owen Egerton (How Best to Avoid Dying)	Katherine Center Katherine Center Katherine Sherar Pannill Center is a contemporary American fiction author.-Early life and education:Center graduated from St. John's School in Houston, Texas, and from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. She won the Vassar College Fiction Prize while a student. She received her M.A. in fiction...  (author, Everyone is Beautiful), Amelia Gray (author, AM/PM), Will Clarke Will Clarke Will Clarke is an American novelist who is the author of Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel and The Worthy: A Ghost's Story....  (author, Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel, Sort Of) and William Razavi	Will Clarke Will Clarke Will Clarke is an American novelist who is the author of Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel and The Worthy: A Ghost's Story....
New York City, Episode 22: Awards Acceptance Speech-Off	January 21, 2010	Bowery Poetry Club Bowery Poetry Club The Bowery Poetry Club is a New York City poetry performance space founded by Bob Holman in 2002. Located at 308 Bowery, between Bleecker and Houston Streets in Manhattan's East Village, the BPC provides a home base for established and upcoming artists...	Caitlin Roper (managing editor, The Paris Review), musician Emily Zuzik, writer Jess Grose	Nelly Reifler (SWEET: Actors Reading Writers), Daniel Nester Daniel Nester Daniel Murlin Nester , known as Daniel Nester, is a writer, editor, and poet.-Biography:... (author, How To Be Inappropriate), Christopher Kennedy (New York Tyrant) and Michael Atkinson Michael Atkinson Michael John Atkinson , an Australian politician, was the South Australian Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, and Minister for Multicultural Affairs in the Rann Labor Government. A day after the 2010 election, he stepped down as Attorney-General and resigned...  (author, Hemingway Deadlights	Nelly Reifler
Baltimore, Episode 1: Draw the Judges	January 30, 2010	Windup Space	Michael Kimball Michael Kimball - Biography & Career :Michael Kimball was born February 1, 1967 in Lansing, Michigan and is the author of The Way the Family Got Away , How Much of Us There Was ; Us , and Dear Everybody . He has also published the book Words under the conceptual pseudonym Andy Devine...  (author, Dear Everybody), Rafael Alvarez Rafael Alvarez Rafael Alvarez is an American journalist, author and television producer and writer. Alvarez worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun prior to starting a career in television. He has worked as a writer and story editor on the Home Box Office drama series The Wire and a writer and producer on the... (The Wire The WIRE the WIRE is the student-run College radio station at the University of Oklahoma, broadcasting in a freeform format. The WIRE serves the University of Oklahoma and surrounding communities, and is staffed by student DJs. The WIRE broadcasts at 1710 kHz AM in Norman, Oklahoma... ) and writer Carolyn Zaikowski	Mike Young (author, We Are All Good if They Try Hard Enough), Dave Housley (Barrelhouse), Jen Michalski (JMWW) and Michael M Hughes (CityLit)	Mike Young
San Francisco, Episode 26: Chocolates and famous love writers	February 12, 2010	Elbo Room	Douglas McGray (editor in chief, Pop Up Magazine), Peter Finch (KFog Radio KFOG KFOG is an FM radio station in San Francisco, California, broadcasting on 104.5 and sister station KFFG 97.7 FM MHz. The 97.7 transmitter is located near Cupertino, California, and it is a simulcast of 104.5 KFOG.... ), humorist Janine Brito	Dylan Schaffer (Life, Death and Bialys), Michelle Tea Michelle Tea Michelle Tea is an American author, poet, and literary arts organizer whose autobiographical works explore queer culture, feminism, race, class, prostitution, and other topics. She is originally from Chelsea, Massachusetts and currently lives in San Francisco...  (Valencia), Samantha Schoech (The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater), Joshua Mohr Joshua Mohr Joshua Mohr is an American author. His first novel, Some Things That Meant the World to Me was published by Two Dollar Radio in June, 2009. His second novel, Termite Parade, was published by Two Dollar Radio in 2010. His third novel, Damascus, will be published by Two Dollar Radio in 2011...  (Some Things that Meant the World to Me)	Dylan Schaffer
New York City, Episode 23: Faintly Mardi-Gras Themed	February 18, 2010	Bowery Poetry Club Bowery Poetry Club The Bowery Poetry Club is a New York City poetry performance space founded by Bob Holman in 2002. Located at 308 Bowery, between Bleecker and Houston Streets in Manhattan's East Village, the BPC provides a home base for established and upcoming artists...	Rob Spillman (editor, Tin House Tin House Tin House is an American literary magazine and book publisher based in Portland, Oregon and New York City. The Tin House magazine was conceived in the summer of 1998 by Portland publisher Win McCormack. He envisioned a journal that would be graphically appealing and free of the stale substance... ), Sini Anderson, Cintra Wilson Cintra Wilson Cintra Wilson is an American writer, performer and cultural critic. Declared as "the Dorothy Parker of the cyber age", she is best known for her commentary on popular culture which is often humorous and irreverent in tone. She currently contributes to the New York Times for its "" series and is...  (author, Caligula for President)	Gladstone Gladstone (humorist) Gladstone is an American humorist and columnist. He is the creator, writer, and star of the Hate By Numbers Internet series, now featured at , and a regular contributor to Comedy Central's Indecision Forever and Cracked.com....  (Hate By Numbers), poet Melissa Broder (When You Say One Thing But Mean Your Mother), Elyssa East (author, Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town) and Joanna Smith Rakoff (author, A Fortunate Age)	Gladstone Gladstone (humorist) Gladstone is an American humorist and columnist. He is the creator, writer, and star of the Hate By Numbers Internet series, now featured at , and a regular contributor to Comedy Central's Indecision Forever and Cracked.com....

External links

• Literary Death Match
• Litquake, San Francisco's Literary Festival