Boston, MA (February 2009) – The Shirley Jackson Awards online raffle, or “lottery,” was an overwhelming success. Fifty-seven individuals from across the United States, and from Canada, England, and Germany, were selected as winners for an array of donated prizes from well-known authors, editors, artists, and agents.

The Board of Advisors and jurors thank all of the donors and ticket buyers for their tremendous support and generosity. All proceeds go to support the administration of The Shirley Jackson Awards.

The full list of winners can be found online.

In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, the Shirley Jackson Awards have been established for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic.

Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) wrote such classic novels as The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, as well as one of the most famous short stories in the English language, “The Lottery.” Her work continues to be a major influence on writers of every kind of fiction, from the most traditional genre offerings to the most innovative literary work. National Book Critics Circle Award-winning novelist Jonathan Lethem has called Jackson “one of this century’s most luminous and strange American writers,” and multiple generations of authors would agree.

The Shirley Jackson Awards will be presented on Sunday, July 12th 2009, at Readercon 20, Conference on Imaginative Literature, in Burlington, Massachusetts.

www.shirleyjacksonawards.org

The Shirley Jackson Awards is excited to announce the winners of our fundraiser “lottery.” We wish to thank everyone for supporting the Awards, and we wish to give a very special thank you to all the prize donors.  Winners are listed below by name, city, country, and order number.  The prize donors will contact the winners by email to arrange for shipment.

Now, on to the winners!

Signed copies of TAKE NO PRISONERS & DRAGONS OF MANHATTAN (SIGNDPBARNETT):
Roy Anati of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Order ID: 67

Limited edition of David Drake’s BALEFIRES (BKNIGHTSHADE3):
William Lindblad of Plano, Texas, United States
Order ID: 208

The Arthurian Tarot donated by Jody Rose (TAROTJROSE):
Linda Addison of Bronx, New York, United States
Order ID: 172

THE DEVILS IN THE DETAILS signed by James Blaylock & Tim Powers (SIGNDBLAYLOCKPWRS):
Bethany Herron of Oakland, California, United States
Order ID: 3

Signed copy of IN FOR A PENNY by James Blaylock (SIGNDBLAYLOCK2):
Bethany Herron of Oakland, California, United States
Order ID: 3

Editorial evaluation of a novel proposal by John Douglas (CRITJDOUGLAS):
Lydia Ondrusek of Richardson, Texas, United States
Order ID: 128

Novel manuscript critique by Stephen Barbara (CRITSBARBARA):
Christine Nguyen of Cupertino, California, United States
Order ID: 165

Personally inscribed keyboard from Neil Gaiman (SIGNDKYBDNGAIMAN):
Alison Campbell-Wise of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States
Order ID: 13

Personally inscribed keyboard from Jeff Ford (SIGNDKYBDJFORD):
Chris McLaren of Hubley, Nova Scotia, Canada
Order ID: 85

More than a Tuckerization from Nick Mamatas (TUCKNMAMATAS):
Nick Kaufmann of Brooklyn, New York, United States
Order ID: 107

Tuckerization by Richard Bowes (TUCKRBOWES):
Chris McLaren of Hubley, Nova Scotia, Canada
Order ID: 85

Signed copy of ALCHEMY OF STONE and gift from Ekaterina Sedia (SIGNDBKESEDIA):
Alexandra Reddick of Denver, Colorado, United States
Order ID: 37

Copy of PAPER CITIES & a subscription to SYBIL’S GARAGE (BKMAGMKRESSEL):
Brian Chandler of Poteau, Oklahoma, United States
Order ID: 49

Signed and numbered edition of John Clute’s THE DARKENING GARDEN (SIGNDJCLUTE):
Eric Anderson of Superior, Wisconsin, United States
Order ID: 89

Limited edition version of Laird Barron’s THE IMAGO SEQUENCE (BKNIGHTSHADE1):
Geoffrey Goodwin of Natick, Massachusetts, United States
Order ID: 180

Manuscript critique of a short story by Sarah Langan (CRITSLANGAN):
Stacey Friedberg of Short Hills, New Jersey, United States
Order ID: 112

Signed copy of Cherie Priest’s novel DREADFUL SKIN (NVLCPRIEST):
Dan Pietrasik of Milpitas, California, United States
Order ID: 31

Signed, numbered limited edition of COSMOCOPIA, Paul DiFilippo (SIGNDPDIFILLIPO):
Bill Hendee of Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Order ID: 15

Signed afterword to the novel HIDE AND SEEK by Jack Ketchum (SIGNDJKETCHUM):
Matt Schwartz of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Order ID: 94

Signed, numbered ed:AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PARTY (SIGNDNGRIFFITH):
Lisa Eckstein of Santa Clara, California, United States
Order ID: 87

Personally inscribed: THE CHAINS THAT YOU REFUSE, Elizabeth Bear (SIGNDBKEBEAR):
Alison Campbell-Wise of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States
Order ID: 13

Signed copy of THE IMAGO SEQUENCE & a new story by Laird Barron (SIGNDLBARRON):
William Lindblad of Plano, Texas, United States
Order ID: 208

Limited edition of Tim Lebbon’s WHITE AND OTHER TALES OF RUIN (BKNIGHTSHADE2):
Jody Rose of North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Order ID: 14

Personally inscribed galley of THE LITTLE SLEEP by Paul Tremblay (SIGNDGALLEYPTREMBLAY):
Nicholas Curtis of New Paltz, New York, United States
Order ID: 65

Signed copy of Gahan Wilson’s The Cleft and Other Odd Tales (SIGNDBKGWILSON):
Robert Brouhard of Salem, Oregon, United States
Order ID: 61

Signed copy of Cherie Priest’s novel NOT FLESH NOR FEATHERS (NVLCPRIEST2):
Chris McLaren of Hubley, Nova Scotia, Canada
Order ID: 85

Signed copy of the VAMPYRICON trilogy by Douglas Clegg (BKDCLEGG):
Michael Cieslak of Ferndale, Michigan, United States
Order ID: 72

Critique or tuckerization by Ekaterina Sedia (CRITESEDIA):
Mark Huenken of Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Order ID: 81

Tuckerization by Laura Anne Gilman (TUCKLAGILMAN):
Mary Robinette Kowal of New York, New York, United States
Order ID: 113

Three collections by Sheridan Le Fanu, from Ash Tree Press (BOOKLEFANU):
Paul Edson of Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Order ID: 55

Advance copy of Elizabeth Hand’s WONDERWALL (GLLYEHAND):
Lisa Morton of North Hollywood, California, United States
Order ID: 18

Inscribed copies of two essay collections by Michael Dirda (SIGNDMDIRDA):
Edward Jacknitsky of Georgetown, Texas, United States
Order ID: 150

Manuscript critique by Alice Turner (CRITATURNER):
M. M. De Voe of NEW YORK, New York, United States
Order ID: 136

Signed copy of THIRTEEN PHANTASMS by James Blaylock (SIGNDBLAYLOCK1):
Carla Morales of Bronx, New York, United States
Order ID: 48

Novel submission materials critique by Beth Fleisher (CRITBFLEISHER):
Jason Gruber of Homewood, Alabama, United States
Order ID: 130

Carnivorous plant terrarium (PLNTPRIDDELL):
Paul Walther of Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
Order ID: 116

Signed copy of an unproduced screenplay by Stewart O’Nan (SCRPLAYSONAN):
Kristi Petersen Schoonover of Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Order ID: 141

Slip of Paper with Black Spot (BLACKSLIP):
Melissa Higuchi of San Francisco, California, United States
Order ID: 25

A reading copy of THE SKYLARK, Part 1, by Peter Straub (MSCRIPTPSTRAUB):
John Harvey of Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Order ID: 167

Manuscript critique by Helen Atsma (CRITHATSMA):
M. M. De Voe of NEW YORK, New York, United States
Order ID: 136

Graphic novel or comics critque by Chris Claremont (CRITCCLAREMONT):
Karin Huehold of Redwood Meadows, Alberta, Canada
Order ID: 111

NC Literary Review SciFi & Fantasy issue, signed by F. Brett Cox (SIGNDMAGFBCOX):
Geoffrey Goodwin of Natick, Massachusetts, United States
Order ID: 180

Signed copy of THE LIVING DEAD and WASTELANDS (SIGNDJJA):
David J Corwell of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Order ID: 74

Signed John Langan’s MR. GAUNT AND OTHER UNEASY ENCOUNTERS (SIGNDJLANGAN):
Barbara Roden of Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
Order ID: 39

Payseur & Schmidt Ephemera (EPHEMERA):
Matthew Betts of Columbus, Ohio, United States
Order ID: 181

Manuscript critique by Don D’Auria of Leisure Books (CRITDDAURIA):
Monica ORourke of Astoria, New York, United States
Order ID: 189

Nonworking laptop from Brian Keene (LPTPBKEENE):
Mark Sylva of Blacklick, Ohio, United States
Order ID: 47

Signed galley from Brian Keene of his forthcoming novel, SCRATCH (SIGNDPRFBKEENE):
Dave Perie of Santa Cruz, California, United States
Order ID: 126

Signed bound proof from Brett Savory of his novel IN AND DOWN (SIGNDBKBSAVORY):
Robert Brouhard of Salem, Oregon, United States
Order ID: 61

CROSSROADS, signed by editors F. Brett Cox and Andy Duncan (SIGNDBKBCOXADUNCAN):
John Harvey of Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Order ID: 167

Signed, recent limited edition novella by David Niall Wilson (SIGNEDDNWILSON):
Michael Cieslak of Ferndale, Michigan, United States
Order ID: 72

Caitl?n R. Kiernan signed paperback set (SIGNDKIERNAN):
Allyson Bird of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Order ID: 146

Signed, afterword to the novel ONLY CHILD, by Jack Ketchum (SIGNDJKETCHUM2):
Matt Schwartz of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Order ID: 94

Signed SPARKS AND SHADOWS & LAUGHING BOY’S SHADOW (SIGNDHWPRESS):
Robert Brouhard of Salem, Oregon, United States
Order ID: 102

Early draft of Mary Robinette Kowal’s forthcoming first novel (ROBINETTEMSS):
Mark Huenken of Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Order ID: 171

Signed afterword, Jack Ketchum: TALES FROM A DARKER STATE antho (SIGNDJKETCHUM3):
Devin Poore of Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Order ID: 161

Signed Screenplay of Scott Nicholson’s “Appalachian Haunting” (SIGNDSNICHOLSON):
Paul Berger of New York, New York, United States
Order ID: 200

Mary Robinette Kowal is donating an early draft of her debut novel, Shades of Milk and Honey.

HW Press is donating one copy of the signed limited edition of Lucy Snyder’s Sparks and Shadows (www.horrorworld.org/sparks.htm) and one copy of the signed limited edition of Steven Savile’s Laughing Boy’s Shadow (www.horrorworld.org/lbs.com).

THIS ITEM IS U.S. ONLY PLEASE

We’ve added two new items to the lottery:

• Signed Screenplay of Scott Nicholson’s “Appalachian Haunting”
• Caitlín R. Kiernan signed paperback set

Good luck to all!

We’ve added two new lottery items and updated a third.

A copy of THE LIVING DEAD and WASTELANDS anthologies, signed by the editor, John Joseph Adams.

Signed John Langan’s MR. GAUNT AND OTHER UNEASY ENCOUNTERS.

We’ve also updated the description of the Carnivorous Plant Terrarium, donated by Paul Riddell.

Thanks for your support so far!

UPDATE: Because of a configuration error, some people were unable to purchase tickets for the John Langan item.  If you had this item in your shopping cart, you may have seen this error: ‘Sorry, We Are Not Shipping To Your Region At This Time.’ The problem has since been corrected as of 10:45pm EDT.

If any authors/editors out there are kindly considering donating to our lottery,  we have a donation-deadline of February 16th.

–Signed afterword, Jack Ketchum: TALES FROM A DARKER STATE ANTHO

–Signed afterword for the novel, ONLY CHILD by Jack Ketchum

–Signed afterword for the novel, HIDE AND SEEK by Jack Ketchum

Welcome to the Lottery blog!  Keep an eye on this page for updates about our fundraiser.

For much more detailed information concerning our latest fundraising efforts go here.  For a list of prizes, here!

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