Jura Unbound: Literary Death Match (2013 event)

The legendary Literary Death Match brought speech bubbles and extra Kappow! to this late night Jura Unbound event in the Guardian Spiegeltent. Talented authors joined forces with brilliant illustrators to read and draw their stories in front of an all-star judging panel featuring Neil Gaiman, Dawn O’Porter and Craig Silvey. Who took home the Literary Death Match crown? Watch this recording, filmed live at the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival, to find out!

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