Reader Con Archives - Anne Plaza

I attended almost every ReaderCon (with the exception of last year’s as it fell on a weekday), but this year’s event was special to me because of a lot of things.

1. Selling books & being part of a writing community

filreadercon-romanceclass-booth — The #romanceclass booth; Photo by Jothee Tan

Being part of #romanceclass and the Romance Writers of the Philippines opened up my world to a lot of new friends, opportunities, and other fun things I wouldn’t have accomplished on my own. It was also a thrilling experience to be able to sell my books, meet new readers, and just hang out with fellow indie authors. Just look at our lovely booth! Who would’ve thought we were all running under less than 5 hours of sleep with all that energy?

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I’ve been on a two-week long vacation from Singapore and I’m still trying to re-adjust back to the beehive of activity as Reader Con approaches. There’s just so many things to do! But this kind of busyness is something I thoroughly enjoy as it involves everything bookish. Here’s what’s been happening so far:

Luna East Anthology is out in book stores!

Sometime last year, I wrote a short story set in a fictional prep school called Luna East Arts Academy. Together with fellow authors, we collaborated to bring about an anthology set in this imagined universe reminiscent of our experiences in high school. We even had a book launch! And now it’s in book stores! How awesome is that? Hope you can get your copies at your nearest Powerbooks branches. I’ll keep tabs if Fully Booked and National Book Store carries them already.

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The 5th Filipino ReaderCon: Fun, Friends, Feels

1. Selling books & being part of a writing community

Bookish Things + Reader Con 2015