Literary award · United States · since 2007
Shirley Jackson Award
Literary award for works of dark fantasy and psychological suspense. Established 2007 in United States.
About Shirley Jackson Award
The Shirley Jackson Awards are literary awards named after Shirley Jackson in recognition of her legacy in writing. These awards for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror and dark fantasy are presented at Readercon, an annual conference on imaginative literature.
From the Wikipedia article “Shirley Jackson Award”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Angela Slatter | — |
| 2020 | Stephen Graham Jones | None |
| 2018 | Fever Dream | — |
| 2013 | Joseph Pulver | — |
| 2012 | Kōji Suzuki | — |
| 2011 | Kelly Link | — |
| 2011 | Maureen F. McHugh | — |
| 2010 | Neil Gaiman | — |
| 2010 | Peter Watts | — |
| 2009 | Stephen King | — |
| 2009 | Karen Joy Fowler | — |
| 2009 | Nick Antosca | — |
| 2009 | Victor LaValle | — |
| 2008 | Jeffrey Ford | — |
| 2008 | Michael Bishop | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Shirley Jackson Award for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q7498780 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).