Talks & Entertainment

Featured in over 50 cities worldwide, the contest brings together four authors to read their most electric writing before a panel of three all-star judges. Two finalists emerge to compete in a vaguely literary competition to determine who takes home the LDM crown.

JUDGES: 
Literary Merit: Dan Kois, editor of Slate ‘s Book Review and a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine.
Performance: Lisa Bonos, assistant editor for Washington Post‘s Outlook section
Intangibles: Eric Schulze, co-founder and creative director at thirstDC, molecular biologist & Sagan acolyte

READERS:
Larry Doyle, Emmy and Thurber Award-winning author of I Love you Beth Cooper 
Danielle Evans, multi-award winning author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
Elizabeth Winder, author of Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953
Regie Cabico, poet and spoken word artist featured on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam