Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees for the Shirley. Jackson Awards! What a lot of amazing reading this year.
The Shirley Jackson Awards
@sjacksonawards.bsky.social
For outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the fantastic.
Hey @readercon ! @copperdogbooks is carrying THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD nominees books! Pick up the tastiest reading of the year in the book room!
Friday in North Bennington Vermont, it’s SHIRLEY JACKSON DAY!! Come one, come all! Tell your friends, family and creepy neighbors! Refuse tea and beware sugar bowls
Massachusetts locals! It’s give back night Thursday May 28 @copperdogbooks.bsky.social ! Proceeds from book purchases go to the @shirleyjacksonawards ! Support and indie bookstore, get to know the good folks there and you’ll be supporting Dark literature everywhere!
Massachusetts locals! It’s give back night Thursday May 28 @copperdogbooks.bsky.social ! Proceeds from book purchases go to the @shirleyjacksonawards ! Support and indie bookstore, get to know the good folks there and you’ll be supporting Dark literature everywhere!
Thank you to @copperdogbooks.bsky.social and every who came out to celebrate @sjacksonawards.bsky.social awards with me @catvalente.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social & @paultremblay.bsky.social
Saturday @copperdogbooks Why I ❤️Shirley Jackson, The brilliant Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social in conversation with @johnlanganwriter @eric_larocca @paulgtremblay & @catvalente Swing by for the in depth conversation, and support the Shirley Jackson Awards!
Saturday @copperdogbooks Why I ❤️Shirley Jackson, The brilliant Becky Spratford in conversation with @johnlanganwriter @eric_larocca @paulgtremblay & @catvalente Swing by for the in depth conversation, and support the Shirley Jackson Awards!
Lovely tribute to Becky Spratford, and her indisputable contributions to the horror genre: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/16/c...
Chicagoan of the Year in Books: If you’re into horror, thank the librarian Becky Spratford
She’s the unassuming champion behind the rise in horror lit. “To me, Becky is the spark plug, lynchpin, head coach and fairy godmother of horror,” says author Daniel Kraus.
chicagotribune.com
Happy Happy Birthday, Shirley Jackson! “I should get my license next week…then i can drive my new car, which Stanley insisted upon having put into my name since he is positive he will never learn to drive…” August 1950 from The Letters of Shirley Jackson
Submissions for the 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards are now OPEN! (Link in bio, read guidelines) We are thrilled to announce the jury for the 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards! Jamal Hodge Molly Tanzer Craig Laurance Gidney Terri Leigh Relf Mike Arnzen Sadie Hartmann
bookshop.org/shop/Shirley... Happy Anti Prime Days! Did you know we are now an affiliate @bookshop_org ? Find us on the drop down menu when you check out and your purchases can support the awards!
Shirley Jackson Awards Bookshop
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 literatu...
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The @shirleyjacksonawards crew will be hanging @frampub on Saturday September 13! Keep an eye out for @paulgtremblay @joannfcox @johnlanganwriter @jmharinga & @brettcox3 at the Spooktastic Book Fair!!! And of you’re lucky there will be a lottery 😱😱😱
SATURDAY! 8pm EST, 5PM PST, live from ReaderCon!!! The Shirley Jackson Awards will stream on YouTube @shirleyjacksonawards1305 and on our FB page!
“i am having a fine time doing a novel with my left hand and a long story—with as many levels as grand central station—with my right hand, stirring chocolate pudding with a spoon held in my teeth, and tuning the television with both feet.” SJ’s letter to Ralph Ellison 1949
Shirley Jackson Awards folk @stokercon_official ! @katemaru.bsky.social @joannfcox Brett Cox & @nytebird45.bsky.social
Thank you to our amazing jury, Michelle Renee Lane Anya Martin, Sam J Miller, Leslie Klinger and Kerry Leigh Relf for the great volume of works they read for this beautiful list for the Shirley Jackson Awards! Congratulations to the nominees in novel!
Thank you to our amazing jury, Michelle Renee Lane Anya Martin, Sam J Miller, Leslie Klinger and Kerry Leigh Relf for the great volume of works they read for this beautiful list for the Shirley Jackson Awards! Congratulations to the nominees in novella!
Thank you to our amazing jury, Michelle Renee Lane Anya Martin, Sam J Miller, Leslie Klinger and Kerry Leigh Relf for the great volume of works they read for this beautiful list for the Shirley Jackson Awards! Congratulations to the nominees in novelette!
Thank you to our amazing jury, Michelle Renee Lane Anya Martin, Sam J Miller, Leslie Klinger and Kerry Leigh Relf for the great volume of works they read for this beautiful list for the Shirley Jackson Awards! Congratulations to the nominees in Short Fiction!
Thank you to our amazing jury, Michelle Renee Lane Anya Martin, Sam J Miller, Leslie Klinger and Kerry Leigh Relf for the great volume of works they read for this beautiful list for the Shirley Jackson Awards! Congratulations to the nominees in Single Author Collection!
Thank you to our amazing jury, Michelle Renee Lane Anya Martin, Sam J Miller, Leslie Klinger and Kerry Leigh Relf for the great volume of works they read for this beautiful list for the Shirley Jackson Awards! Congratulations to the nominees in Anthology!
Shirley Jackson Day Celebration 2025 Art Show Reception with musical guest Jester Fretless: 4:30-6:30 PM Literary event featuring readings by Shirley Jackson's children 7:00- 8:00 PM All are welcome and reservations aren't required for this free event. Light refreshments will be available.
Happy Mother’s Day to Shirley Jackson who was often the family breadwinner, raised four kids honoring who they were as people all the way through, and created an ouevre any writer would aspire too. Read RAISING DEMONS and LIFE AMONG THE SAVAGES if you want to see evidence of all of the above.
“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.“ — The Haunting of Hill House
“On Sunday morning the day was one day nearer… the air of change was so strong there was no avoiding it; change lay over the stairs and the kitchen and the garden like fog.” Shirley Jackson, WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE
The Shirley Jackson Awards are on Bluesky! Attention Publishers: we are open for submissions for works published in 2024. airtable.com/applhMf88JAF...
