Read or Die Convention
Home











rodcon
Read or Die Convention is an annual two-day literary convention organized by Read or Die Inc.. The convention seeks to bring together readers, writers, publishers, government and school organizations, and book dealers to highlight the importance of reading and literacy in building an open world for every Filipino through books.

The first RodCon took place on February 3-4 2007 at the Hotel Intercontinental, Makati City, for the benefit of AHON Foundation.

RodCon 2007
Registration
Advocacy
Guests of Honor

Programming
Events
Pinoy Readers' Choice Awards 2007
Gallery
Staff

Initiatives
Gawad Kabataan

Indepedent Press Philippines
Manila Review

Media Partners
Jam 88.3
Netopia
Philippine Business Mirror
Manila Standard
Read or Die would like to thank everyone who attended and supported RodCon 2007.

We would especially like to thank our volunteers!!! Greatest staff ever.

The original convention website was deleted due to a database failure. We apologize for the delay in setting up at least a general retrospective of the event. Please watch this space for updates as we archive and link to photo albums, videos and podcasts of RodCon 2007.

For more information about Read or Die and our activities, please visit our website.

The winners of the 2007 Pinoy Readers' Choice Awards are:

Best Fiction
"Smaller and Smaller Circles" by F.H. Batacan

Best Non-Fiction
"ABNKKBSANPLAKO" by Bob Ong

Best Poetry
"Hunos" by Allan Popa

Best Komiks
"After Eden" by Arnold Arre

To get first dibs on the latest news about RodCon 2008, please join our mailing list or register for an account in our forum :) You can also read our blog.
Partner Organizations

AHON Foundation

Powerbooks

National Book Development Board

Reading Association of the Philippines

Panitikan

Sponsors

Time Life

Booktopia

Goethe Institut

New Worlds Alliance

British Council of Manila

Komikero Publishing

Mango Comics

Avalon Books

Aeon Books

Ateneo University Press

UP Press

UST Press

Anvil Publishing

Adarna Books

Vibal Publishing

Comic Quest

Ex Libris UP

Figaro Coffee

Emerald Headway

Terno Recordings

Vivian Sarabia Optical