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Saturday Feb 11

LITERARY DEATH MATCH'S AWP SPECTACULAR

featuring

POROCHISTA KHAKPOUR

AMANDA TERKEL

LONNAE O'NEAL

ALEXANDRA PETRI

ROGER REEVES

MITCHELL S. JACKSON

SAFIYA SINCLAIR

ELENA PASSARELLO

Hosted by ADRIAN TODD ZUNIGA

$15 Mainstage / Doors at 8:00

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For the AWP Spectacular, Literary Death Match heads to the nation's capital for a magical night of literature, witticisms and enough absurdity to momentarily distract from the horrors happening over at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Trust us when we say: this one's not to be missed. And 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: Porochista Khakpour, award-winning author of The Last Illusion and Sons and Other Flammable Objects
Performance: Amanda Terkel, Senior Political Reporter and Politics Managing Editor for Huffington Post
Intangibles: Lonnae O'Neal, senior writer ESPN's The Undefeated, author of I'm Every Woman & former WaPo columnist
Super-Intangibles: Alexandra Petri, Washington Post blogger and columnist

READERS:
Round 1
Roger Reeves, Whiting Award-winning poet, NEA and Cave Canem fellow and author of King Me
Mitchell S. Jackson, Lannan and TED Foundation Fellowship and Whiting Award-winning author of The Residue Years & Oversoul

Round 2
Safiya Sinclair, Whiting Award & Prairie Schooner Book Prize-winning author of Cannibal
Elena Passarello, Whiting Award and Independent Publisher Award-winning author of Let Me Clear My Throat and the forthcoming Animals Strike Curious Poses (Feb. 28)