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Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton won the prestigious Novel category at the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards presented at Readercon 34 in Burlington, Mass., on July 19. Billed as a surreal American gothic novel "for fans of 'The Lottery' and The Hunger Games," Curdle Creek is the story of Osira, a 45-year-old widow who follows the strict conventions... Continue Reading →
Thirty-two works of dark fiction in six categories are nominated for the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards, according to an announcement by ShirleyJacksonAwards.org. Presentation of the awards is scheduled July 19 at 8 p.m. during Readercon 34 at the Boston Marriott Burlington in Burlington, Mass. Credit: ShirleyJacksonAwards.org Honoring the legacy of author Shirley Jackson, this year's awards recognize the... Continue Reading →
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due followed up its June win for best novel at the Bram Stoker Awards by winning the Novel category at the 2023 Shirley Jackson Awards on July 13. Billed as "a haunting work of historical fiction," The Reformatory is a novel that pieced together the life of a relative that Due's... Continue Reading →
Fresh off wins at the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards for their novels, Tananarive Due and Christa Carmen received nominations for the 2023 Shirley Jackson Awards, which were announced June 7. The Reformatory by Due and The Daughters of Block Island by Carmen are two of the six books nominated in the Novel category for the... Continue Reading →
Fresh off wins at the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards for their novels, Gabino Iglesias and Christi Nogle received nominations for the 2022 Shirley Jackson Awards. The Devil Takes You Home by Iglesias and Beulah by Nogle are nominated for Best Novel for the Shirley Jackson Awards. The Devil Takes You Home won Superior Achievement in... Continue Reading →
Sarah Rose Etter's debut novel, The Book of X, won the top honor at the 2019 Shirley Jackson Awards. The winners were announced July 12th in a 20-minute pre-recorded video released by the Shirley Jackson Awards. You can watch the video at the awards website HERE. The winners in the other five categories were: NOVELLA: Ormeshadow... Continue Reading →
Novels by Sarah Rose Etter, Elizabeth Hand, Miciah Bay Gault, Leigh Bardugo, Kevin Wilson, and Rachel Eve Moulton are nominated for the top honor in the 2019 Shirley Jackson Awards, according to a press release by shirleyjacksonawards.org. The Shirley Jackson Awards is recognizing outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic... Continue Reading →
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