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From the renowned and beloved author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill House comes a new volume of mostly unpublished and uncollected stories, essays, and other writing.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 →
Boston, MA (May 2015) — 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 (October 2014) — 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 →
Tanith Lee’s novelette “A Little of the Night” is a 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards nominee. Charles Tan: What was the genesis of Corlan Von Antal as a character? Tanith Lee: I often don’t know, and didn’t here, where ‘my’ characters come… Continue Reading →
Rosanne Rabinowitz’s novella Helen’s Story is a 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards nominee. Charles Tan: Considering Helen’s Story and The Great God Pan were novellas, what is it about the format that interests you? Rosanne Rabinowitz: I noticed that the novella category for the… Continue Reading →
Nina Allan’s novella “The Gateway” is a 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards nominee. Charles Tan: What research did you have to do for “The Gateway?” Nina Allan: Not too much, to be honest. German language and literature have been close to my heart… Continue Reading →
Livia Llewellyn’s short story “Furnace” is a 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards nominee. Charles Tan: What were the challenges in writing “Furnace”? Livia Llewellyn: There was a massive challenge to writing “Furnace”, and it was an extremely personal one, but I’m going to be… Continue Reading →
Nathan Ballingrud’s collection North American Lake Monsters is a 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards nominee. Charles Tan: How did you settle on North American Lake Monsters as the story to center your collection on? Nathan Ballingrud: I don’t really think the collection is centered… Continue Reading →
Will Ludwigsen’s collection In Search of and Others is a 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards nominee. Charles Tan: How did you decide that “In Search Of” would the titular story for In Search Of and Others? Will Ludwigsen: I don’t know too many other… Continue Reading →
Steve Berman’s anthology Where thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe is a 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards nominee. Charles Tan: What made you decide to do a queer anthology on Poe? Steve Berman: Well, from a practical standpoint, I needed an author with… Continue Reading →
Jonathan Oliver’s anthology End of the Road is a 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards nominee. Charles Tan: In your introduction, you mention how the key word you used for End of the Road was weird. What’s the appeal of the weird for you?… Continue Reading →
Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.’s anthology The Grimscribe’s Puppets is a 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards nominee. Charles Tan: What made you decide to do a tribute anthology to Thomas Ligotti? Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.: I had just finished reading Tom’s The Conspiracy Against the… Continue Reading →
Jared Shurin’s anthology The Book of the Dead is a 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards nominee. Charles Tan: How did you decide to do an anthology based on Egypt and in partnership with The Egypt Exploration Society? Jared Shurin: I met John J. Johnston… Continue Reading →
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