ARCHIVE – Literary Death Match – $20

[gdlr_quote align="center" ]What is a literary death match? Why, it's when authors go head to head, live, in front a real live audience and a panel of judges, and compete to the death! —Los Angeles Times [/gdlr_quote] [masterslider id="2"] [gdlr_divider type="solid" size="100%" ]

Featuring Jeff Vandermeer, Sara Tilley, Sherwin Tija, Anakana Schofield & all-star judges. Co-created and hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga.

A thrilling mix of famous and emerging authors from the Wordfest 2015 lineup perform their most electric writing in seven minutes before a lively audience and a panel of all-star judges. Dubbed “the most entertaining reading series ever” by the Los Angeles Times, the event is co-created and hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga. Sponsored by 95.3 The PEAK.

Guest Judges at Literary Death Match 2015: Zsuzsi Gartner, Susin Nielsen and Sean Dunnigan

  [gdlr_button href="https://www.artscommons.ca/WhatsOn/ShowDetails.aspx?show_id=AD099380-A5DA-4DEB-AAA6-3E7A1B46CCEA" target="_self" size="medium" background="#F26531" color="#ffffff"]Buy Tickets[/gdlr_button] To order by phone, please call the Arts Commons Box Office at 403 294 9494. [gdlr_divider type="solid" size="100%" ] [gdlr_video url="https://vimeo.com/28353452" ] Watch more Literary Death Match.

Special Ticket-Package Offer on This Event

[gdlr_styled_box background_color="#358CCB" corner_color="#36bce9" ] [gdlr_icon type="icon-calendar" size="60px" color="#ffffff"] [gdlr_space height="25px"] [gdlr_heading tag="h3" size="24px" color="#ffffff" font_weight="bold"]Thur, Oct. 15 @ 7pm & 9pm[/gdlr_heading] White Noise Talks & Literary Death Death Match Royal Canadian Legion #1 Join authors from the 2015 lineup as they sit down with local experts, movers and shakers to filter through the “white noise” surrounding the precarious future of a generation that thought it had it all mapped out. Then stay for Literary Death Match—dubbed “the most entertaining reading series ever” by the Los Angeles Times. A thrilling mix of famous and emerging authors perform their most electric writing before a panel of All-Star Judges. Co-created and hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga. [gdlr_heading tag="h4" size="18px" color="#ffffff" font_weight="bold"]$30 for both events (25% off) | Order by phone: 403 294 9494[/gdlr_heading] [/gdlr_styled_box]