Literary Death Match with SILICON VALLEY CAST!
Largo at the Coronet, 366 North La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
What is Literary Death Match? Four writers read their own work for seven minutes or less, and are then judged by three all-star judges. Two finalists are chosen to compete in the Literary Death Match finale, a vaguely-literary game to decide the ultimate winner.
JUDGES: Literary Merit: Meg Wolitzer, New York Times Bestselling author of The Interestings and Belzhar Performance: Zach Woods, actor/improviser from Silicon Valley, In the Loop and The Office Intangibles: Kumail Nanjiani, actor/comedian: Silicon Valley, Portlandia & The Meltdown w/ Jonah & Kumail Super-Intangibles: Thomas Middleditch, star of Silicon Valley, actor (Wolf of Wall Street), comedian/writer
READERS: * Porochista Khakpour, author of The Last Illusion (Best of 2014) & Sons and Other Flammable Objects * Atticus Lish, author of Preparation for the Next Life, a NY Times, WSJ and Vanity Fair Best of 2014 * Sara Benincasa, author of Great and one of Flavorwire's 25 Female Comedians Everyone Should Know * Karl Taro Greenfeld, author of The Subprimes and Triburbia, and featured in several of the Best American series (Short Stories, Sportswriting, Travel Writing, Nonrequired Reading)
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga
$30