Literary Death Match returns to England to rip, roar and rumble in The Hospital Club in the heart of Covent Garden.

The night will feature four writers reading their own wonderful tales for seven minutes or less, judged by three all-star judges. Two finalists will be chosen to compete in the Literary Death Match finale, a vaguely-literary game that will steal your affection and make your heart pound.

THE JUDGES

Literary Merit: Ben Fountain (Pen/Hemingway and Books Critics Circle Award winner) Performance: David Arnold, composer/musical wunderkind

Intangibles: TBA

THE READERS

* Rosie Garland, the debut author of The Palace of Curiosities

* James Benmore, author of Dodger

* A.L. Kennedy, actor, writer, comedian

* Peter Rosengard, record-breaking life insurance salesman, founder of The Comedy Store