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For Readers, Writers, Libraries, & Everyone Who Loves Books

Welcome to Happy Dead Trees for all things reading, writing, and books. We are committed to finding and promoting unknown, or under-appreciated, authors, books, and stories.

As a service to site visitors we host directories of bookstores and used book sales - because people who love books become nervous when Colorful row of resized booksthey aren't sure where their next book is coming from. (Along the way we will also write about book awards, new books from well known authors, and just about anything else of a literary nature that happens to capture our collective interest at any given moment.) 

Our current focus is on launching the Where To Donate Book Section, Used Book Sales Directory, and Bookstore Directory. We are working to update and correct errors in all areas of the website - if you spot an error, and you are a member of Happy Dead Trees, please report the problem through the "Report a Problem" link in the User Menu. If you are not a member, please report errors viat the contact us link which can be found at the top and bottom of just about every page.

Our Current Offerings:

Where to Donate Books - a listing of libraries and other nonprofit organizations that accept book donations. Free listings for all libraries and other nonprofits.

 

Used Book Sales Directory - a compilation of periodic used book sales held by libraries and other nonprofits - representatives of any library or nonprofit are welcome to place their free listing in this directory. If sales are held weekly, or more often, the listing should go in the Bookstore Directory.

 

Writing Contests - contests for both children and adults. No entry fees for any of the contests. Cash prizes awarded in some.

 

Bookstore Directory - bookstores of all types. Free listings for both nonprofit and for non-profit bookstores.

 

Author pages - we will soon offer authors the ability to post their own dedicated pages here on Happy Dead Trees. In the meantime we have pages dedicated to authors chosen for the honor of a profile by the staff of Happy Dead Trees - these pages are not affiliated in any way with the authors profiled.

 

Book Awards - this portion of the site is currently undergoing a major renovation, but we do have a huge list of past winners of many major - and many, many, minor - book awards.

 

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Random Book Awards

Arthur Ellis Award for best Juvenile Crime Novel
Monday, 31 August 2009
  The Arthur Ellis Awards are given by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best crime and mystery writing by Canadian authors. Award categories... Read more...
William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
  "Established in 1925, the Howells Medal, named after Williams Dean Howells (1837-1920), is given once every five years in recognition of... Read more...
National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
  The latest winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction is featured below along with a complete list... Read more...
The Spur Awards for Western Writing Best Original Paperback Novel
Sunday, 17 May 2009
  The latest winner of the Spur Award for Best Original Paperback Novel is featured below along with a complete list of all past... Read more...
Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel
Sunday, 29 March 2009
  The Aurealis Awards are given annually for the best works of speculative fiction by Australian authors. The novel categories are Science Fiction,... Read more...
The Spur Awards for Western Writing Biography
Sunday, 17 May 2009
  The latest winner of the Spur Award for Biography is featured below along with a complete list of all past winners of the Spur Award... Read more...
Los Angeles Times Book Prize For Biography
Monday, 12 May 2008
  The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes are given annually in ten categories. To be eligible for one of the awards a book must have been... Read more...
Aurealis Award for Fantasy
Friday, 09 May 2008
  The Aurealis Awards are given to Australian writers in the fields of Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror. The latest winner of the Aurealis... Read more...
The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for humor is presented annually for the best book of humor written by a Canadian and published in the previous... Read more...
The Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature (Text)
Saturday, 17 May 2008
   The Governor General's Awards are given annually in recognition of extraordinary achievement by Canadian authors in... Read more...

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