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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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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