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Jurors Announced for 2023 Shirley Jackson Awards

THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS Jurors Announced for 2023 Shirley Jackson Awards   Boston, MA (February, 2024) — 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… Continue Reading →

Shirley Jackson Awards Welcomes New Board Members for 2020

THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS   New Board of Directors Members for Shirley Jackson Awards   Boston, MA (September 2020) – The Shirley Jackson Awards announces two new members of the Board of Directors:  Linda D. Addison and Victor LaValle.  Founding… Continue Reading →

Shirley Jackson Day 2016

Press release For Immediate Release Contact: JoAnn F. Cox Awards Administrator admin@shirleyjacksonawards.org   Celebrating Shirley Jackson on  Shirley Jackson Day, June 27   Boston, MA (June 2016) – The annual celebration of Shirley Jackson, known as Shirley Jackson Day, will… Continue Reading →

Shirley Jackson Day 2017

Press release For Immediate Release Contact: JoAnn F. Cox Awards Administrator admin@shirleyjacksonawards.org   Celebrating Shirley Jackson on  Shirley Jackson Day, June 26, 2017     On Monday, June 26, at 7 PM, the Left Bank in North Bennington, in partnership… Continue Reading →

Shirley Jackson Day 2019

Press release For Immediate Release Contact: JoAnn F. Cox Awards Administrator admin@shirleyjacksonawards.org   Celebrating Shirley Jackson on  Shirley Jackson Day, June 22, 2019     On Saturday, June 22nd at The Left Bank in North Bennington, The John G. McCullough… Continue Reading →

Shirley Jackson Day 2020

Press release For Immediate Release Contact: JoAnn F. Cox Awards Administrator admin@shirleyjacksonawards.org   Celebrating Shirley Jackson on  Shirley Jackson Day, June 27, 2020     On Saturday, June 27th at 7:00pm, The John G. McCullough Free Library, in partnership with… Continue Reading →

The Shirley Jackson Awards 2018 Jurors

THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS   Jurors Announced for the 2018 Shirley Jackson Awards   Boston, MA (October 2018) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, the Shirley Jackson Awards have… Continue Reading →

The Shirley Jackson Awards 2019 Jurors

THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS   Jurors Announced for the 2019 Shirley Jackson Awards   Boston, MA (September 2019) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, the Shirley Jackson Awards have… Continue Reading →

The Shirley Jackson Awards 2020 Jurors

THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS   Jurors Announced for 2020 Shirley Jackson Awards   Boston, MA (October, 2020) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, the Shirley Jackson Awards have been… Continue Reading →

The Shirley Jackson Awards 2021 Jurors

THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS   Jurors Announced for 2021 Shirley Jackson Awards   Boston, MA (March, 2022) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, the Shirley Jackson Awards have been… Continue Reading →

The 2022 Shirley Jackson Awards Jurors

THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS   Jurors Announced for 2022 Shirley Jackson Awards   Boston, MA (February, 2023) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, the Shirley Jackson Awards have been… Continue Reading →

Celebrating Shirley Jackson on Shirley Jackson Day, June 26, 2021

Celebrating Shirley Jackson on  Shirley Jackson Day, June 26, 2021   On Saturday, June 26th at 7:00pm, The John G. McCullough Free Library, in partnership with at The Left Bank in North Bennington, will host its annual celebration of the… Continue Reading →

Statement of Support

In the course of her short life, Shirley Jackson experienced prejudice in a number of forms:  against her gender, against her body type, against her husband’s ethnicity. Her keen awareness of the prejudices that bedeviled the mid-century United States informs… Continue Reading →

Jurors announced for the 2017 Shirley Jackson Awards

Boston, MA (September 2017) — 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… Continue Reading →

The Haunting screens at Salem Horror Fest Panel discussion follows

On Sunday, October 1, at 2pm, the Peabody Essex Museum, in partnership with the Salem Horror Fest, will host a screening of The Haunting, the 1963 film based on the Shirley Jackson novel The Haunting of Hill House.  A panel… Continue Reading →

2016 Shirley Jackson Awards winners announced

Boston, MA (July 2017) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc. has been established for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the… Continue Reading →

2016 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees announced

Boston, MA (May 2017) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc. has been established for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and… Continue Reading →

2015 Shirley Jackson Award Winners Announced

Boston, MA (July 2016) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc. has been established for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the… Continue Reading →

2015 Nominees Announced

Nominees Announced for the 2015 Shirley Jackson Awards   Boston, MA (May 2016) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc. has been established for outstanding… Continue Reading →

LET ME TELL YOU, new collection of unpublished Shirley Jackson Stories coming August 4

From the renowned and beloved author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill House comes a new volume of mostly unpublished and uncollected stories, essays, and other writing. “Shirley Jackson’s stories are among the most terrifying ever written.”—Donna Tartt, author of The… Continue Reading →

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