Posted by Justine Solomons on 22 May 2017, in News

Literary Death Match returns to Miranda at Ace Hotel London to celebrate the launch of their founder Adrian Todd Zuniga's debut novel (Collision Theory), by putting on a night of epically hiiarious, literary proportions that will have you tap-dancing on your chair (or, more likely, applauding). Preorder now!

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: Yassmin Abdel-Magied, blogger, activist, 2015 Queensland Young Australian of the Year, and author of the memoir Yassmin's Story
Performance: Twayna Mayne, comedian, star of her critically-acclaimed debut hour Black Girl (Soho Theatre, June 9-11) and a Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2016 nominee
Intangibles: Shenoah Allen, actor, writer, one half of the award-winning comedy duo Pajama Men

READERS:
Round 1:
* Aidan Truhen (pen name of a writer gone AWOL), author of critically acclaimed thriller The Price You Pay
* Anbara Salam, debut author of the novel Things Bright & Beautiful

Round 2:
* Chris Power, debut author of the short story collection Mothers, and his Brief Survey of the Short Story has appeared in the Guardian since 2007
* Irenosen Okojie, Betty Trask award-winning author of the novel Butterfly Fish and the short fiction collection Speak Gigantular

Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga. 

Where: Miranda at Ace Hotel London, 100 Shoreditch High St, London, E1 6JQ (map)

When: 7:30pm sharp; Doors at 7pm
Cost: £7 preorder; £10 at the door
Byte The Book Discount: Use the code ByteTheBook for £2 off so tickets are £5
Tickets: available via Eventbrite here.