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s named after
Shirley Jackson Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Over the duration of her writing career, which spanned over two decades, she composed six novels, two me ...
in recognition of her legacy in writing. These awards for outstanding achievement in the literature of
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suspense, horror and the dark fantastic are presented at
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, an annual conference on imaginative literature. Writing in ''
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'' in 2010, Laura Miller noted, "The awards are only 3 years old, but have already proved a fitting tribute to a writer who roamed freely over similar ground and has never quite gotten the respect she deserves." Award-winners are selected by a jury of professional writers, editors, critics and academics, with input from a Board of Advisors. The awards are given for the best work published in the preceding calendar year in the following categories:
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,
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, Novelette,
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, Single-Author Collection and Edited
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. The first annual Shirley Jackson Awards were presented July 20, 2007 at the
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Conference on Imaginative Literature in
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. The jurors were
John Langan John Langan (born July 6, 1969) is an American author and writer of contemporary horror. Langan has been a finalist for International Horror Guild Award. In 2008, he was a Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best Collection, and in 2016, a Bram Stoke ...
, Sarah Langan,
Paul G. Tremblay Paul Gaetan Tremblay (born June 30, 1971) is an American author and editor of Horror fiction, horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction. He is also a juror for the Shirley Jackson Awards. Biography Tremblay was born in Aurora, Colorado, and r ...
and F. Brett Cox, who now form the Board of Directors along with JoAnn Cox.


List of Shirley Jackson Award winners


2007

*Novel: ''
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'' by Elizabeth Hand *Novella: "Vacancy" by
Lucius Shepard Lucius Shepard (August 21, 1943 – March 18, 2014) was an American writer. Classified as a science fiction and fantasy writer, he often leaned into other genres, such as magical realism. Career Shepard was a native of Lynchburg, Virginia where ...
*Novelette: "The Janus Tree" by Glen Hirshberg *Short Story: "The Monsters of Heaven" by Nathan Ballingrud *Collection: ''The Imago Sequence and Other Stories'' by
Laird Barron Laird Samuel Barron (born 1970) is an American author and poet, much of whose work falls within the horror, noir, and dark fantasy genres. He has also been the managing editor of the online literary magazine '' Melic Review''. He lives in Ups ...
*Anthology: ''Inferno'' edited by
Ellen Datlow Ellen Datlow (born December 31, 1949) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor and anthologist. She is a winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Bram Stoker Award (Horror Writers Association). Career Datlow began her career ...


2008

*Novel: ''The Shadow Year'' by
Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy, science fiction and mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humo ...
*Novella: "Disquiet" by
Julia Leigh Julia Leigh (born 1970) is an Australian novelist, film director and screenwriter. In 2011 her debut feature film '' Sleeping Beauty'' was selected to screen in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival. She is an author of two award-wi ...
*Novelette: "Pride and Prometheus" by
John Kessel John Joseph Vincent Kessel (born September 24, 1950) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. He is a prolific short story writer, and the author of four solo novels, '' Good News From Outer Space'' (1989), ''Corrupting Dr. Nice'' ( ...
*Short Story: "The Pile" by Michael Bishop *Collection: ''
The Diving Pool ''The Diving Pool: Three Novellas'' is a novella collection by Japanese author Yōko Ogawa, first published in English in 2008. It was Ogawa's first book-length work to be translated. ''The Diving Pool'' is a triptych of psychological horror ...
'' by
Yōko Ogawa is a Japanese writer. Her work has won every major Japanese literary award, including the Akutagawa Prize and the Yomiuri Prize. Internationally, she has been the recipient of the Shirley Jackson Award and the American Book Award. '' The Memory ...
*Anthology: ''The New Uncanny'' edited by
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2009

*Novel: ''Big Machine'' by
Victor LaValle Victor LaValle (born February 3, 1972) is an American author. He is the author of a short-story collection, ''Slapboxing with Jesus'', and four novels, ''The Ecstatic,'' ''Big Machine,'' ''The Devil in Silver,'' and '' The Changeling''. His fanta ...
*Novella: "Midnight Picnic" by
Nick Antosca Nicholas J. Antosca (born January 23, 1983) is an American film and television writer, producer, and novelist. He is the creator and showrunner of the horror anthology television series '' Channel Zero'' (2016–2018). He also co-created and sh ...
*Novelette: "Morality" by
Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
*Short Story: "The Pelican Bar" by
Karen Joy Fowler Karen Joy Fowler is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction. Her work often centers on the nineteenth century, the lives of women, and alienation. She is best known as the author of the best-selling novel ''The Jan ...
*Collection: ''
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth ''Tunneling to the Center of the Earth'' is the debut short story collection of Kevin Wilson, published in April 2009 by Ecco/HarperCollins. Reviews ''The New York Times'' states, "Wilson offers fabulous twists and somersaults of the imaginatio ...
'' by Kevin Wilson *Collection: ''Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical'' by
Robert Shearman Robert Charles Shearman, sometimes credited as Rob Shearman, is an English television, radio, stage play and short story writer. He is known for his World Fantasy Award-winning short stories, as well as his work for ''Doctor Who'', and his asso ...
*Anthology: ''Poe: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe'' edited by
Ellen Datlow Ellen Datlow (born December 31, 1949) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor and anthologist. She is a winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Bram Stoker Award (Horror Writers Association). Career Datlow began her career ...


2010

*Novel: '' Mr. Shivers'' by Robert Jackson Bennett *Novella: "Mysterium Tremendum" by
Laird Barron Laird Samuel Barron (born 1970) is an American author and poet, much of whose work falls within the horror, noir, and dark fantasy genres. He has also been the managing editor of the online literary magazine '' Melic Review''. He lives in Ups ...
*Novelette: "Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains" by
Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...
*Short Story: " The Things" by Peter Watts *Collection: ''Occultation'' by
Laird Barron Laird Samuel Barron (born 1970) is an American author and poet, much of whose work falls within the horror, noir, and dark fantasy genres. He has also been the managing editor of the online literary magazine '' Melic Review''. He lives in Ups ...
*Anthology: ''Stories: All New Tales'' edited by
Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...
and
Al Sarrantonio Al Sarrantonio (born May 25, 1952) is an American horror and science fiction writer, editor and publisher who has authored more than 50 books and 90 short stories. He has also edited numerous anthologies and has been called "brilliant" and " ...


2011

*Novel: ''Witches on the Road Tonight'', Sheri Holman (
Grove Press Grove Press is an United States of America, American Imprint (trade name), publishing imprint that was founded in 1947. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, and Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it in ...
) *Novella: " Near Zennor", Elizabeth Hand (''A Book of Horrors''
Jo Fletcher Books
*Novelette: “The Summer People,”
Kelly Link Kelly Link (born July 19, 1969) is an American editor and author of short stories. While some of her fiction falls more clearly within genre categories, many of her stories might be described as slipstream or magic realism: a combination of sci ...
(''Tin House 49/Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories'',
Candlewick Press Candlewick Press, established in 1992 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is part of the Walker Books group. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo. Sebastian Walker launched Walker Books fro ...
) *Short Fiction: “The Corpse Painter’s Masterpiece,”
M. Rickert Mary Rickert, known as M. Rickert (born December 11, 1959 in Port Washington, Wisconsin), is an American writer of fantasy fiction. Many of her stories have been published in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction''. Her first collection, ...
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher ...
'', Sept/Oct, 2011) *Single-Author Collection: ''After the Apocalypse: Stories'',
Maureen F. McHugh Maureen F. McHugh (born February 13, 1959) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Career McHugh's first published story was published as a ''Twilight Zone'' under a male pseudonym in 1988. It was followed by a pair of publication ...
(
Small Beer Press Small Beer Press is a publisher of fantasy and literary fiction, based in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was founded by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link in 2000 and publishes novels, collections, and anthologies. It also publishes the zine ''Lady Churc ...
) *Edited Anthology: ''Ghosts by Gaslight'', edited by
Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...
and
Nick Gevers Nick Gevers (born 1965) is a South African science fiction editor and critic, whose work has appeared in ''The Washington Post Book World'', '' Interzone'', Scifi.com, SF Site, ''The New York Review of Science Fiction'' and ''Nova Express''. H ...
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)


2012

*Novel: ''Edge'',
Koji Suzuki is a Japanese writer, who was born in Hamamatsu and lives in Tokyo. Suzuki is the author of the ''Ring'' novels, which have been adapted into other formats, including films, manga, TV series and video games. He has written several books on th ...
( Vertical, Inc) *Novella: "Sky,"
Kaaron Warren Kaaron Warren is an Australian author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels. She is the author of the short story collections ''Through Splintered Walls'', ''The Grinding House'', and ''Dead Sea Fruit''. Her short st ...
(''Through Splintered Walls'', Twelfth Planet Press) *Novelette: "Reeling for the Empire,"
Karen Russell Karen Russell (born July 10, 1981) is an American novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel, ''Swamplandia!'', was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In 2009 the National Book Foundation named Russell a 5 under 35 honore ...
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Tin House ''Tin House'' is an American book publisher based in Portland, Oregon, and New York City. Portland publisher Win McCormack originally conceived the idea for a literary magazine called ''Tin House'' in the summer of 1998. He enlisted Holly MacArt ...
'', Winter 2012) *Short Fiction: "A Natural History of Autumn,"
Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy, science fiction and mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humo ...
(''
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher ...
'', July/August 2012) *Single Author Collection: ''Crackpot Palace'',
Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy, science fiction and mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humo ...
( William Morrow) *Edited Anthology: ''Exotic Gothic 4:
Postscripts ''Postscripts'' was a quarterly British magazine of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and crime fiction, first published in June 2004.PS Publishing PS Publishing is an independent book publisher based in Hornsea, UK. Background PS Publishing was founded in 1999 by Peter Crowther.Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit) *Novella: "Burning Girls", Veronica Schanoes (Tor.com) *Novellette: "Cry Murder! In a Small Voice",
Greer Gilman Greer Ilene Gilman is an American author of fantasy stories. Biography She was educated at Wellesley College and the University of Cambridge, where she studied on a Vida Dutton Scudder Fellowship. Her stories are noted for their dense prose s ...
(Small Beer Press) *Short Fiction: " 57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides", Sam J. Miller (''Nightmare Magazine'', December 2013) *Single Author Collection (two Winners): ''Before and Afterlives'',
Christopher Barzak Christopher Barzak (born July 21, 1975) is an American author. He has published many short stories, beginning with "A Mad Tea Party" in ''Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'' in 1999. In 2007 he published his debut novel, '' One for Sorrow'', whi ...
(Lethe Press) and ''North American Lake Monsters'', Nathan Ballingrud (Small Beer Press) *Edited Anthology: ''The Grimscribe’s Puppets'', edited by
Joseph S. Pulver Joseph S. Pulver Sr. (July 5, 1955 – April 24, 2020) was an author and poet, much of whose work falls within the horror fiction, noir fiction / hardboiled, and dark fantasy genres. He lived in Germany, and died from COPD and other issues in a ...
, Sr. (Miskatonic River Press)


2014

*Novel: ''
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'',
Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy. The tr ...
(FSG Originals) *Novella: ''We Are All Completely Fine'',
Daryl Gregory Daryl Gregory (born 1965) is an American science fiction, fantasy and comic book author. Gregory is a 1988 alumnus of the Michigan State University Clarion science fiction workshop, and won the 2009 Crawford Award for his novel ''Pandemonium''. ...
(Tachyon) *Novellette: “The End of the End of Everything”, Dale Bailey (Tor.com, April 2014) *Short Fiction: “The Dogs Home”,
Alison Littlewood Alison Littlewood is a British author of horror novels and short stories. She also writes under the name Alison J. Littlewood and the pen name A. J. Elwood. She currently lives in Doncaster, South Yorkshire with her partner. Bibliography *''A ...
(''The Spectral Book of Horror Stories'', Spectral Press) *Single Author Collection: ''Gifts for the One who Comes After'', Helen Marshall (ChiZine Publications) *Edited Anthology: ''Fearful Symmetries'', edited by
Ellen Datlow Ellen Datlow (born December 31, 1949) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor and anthologist. She is a winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Bram Stoker Award (Horror Writers Association). Career Datlow began her career ...
(ChiZine Publications)


2015

* Novel: ''Experimental Film'',
Gemma Files Gemma Files is a Canadian horror writer, journalist, and film critic. Her short story, "The Emperor's Old Bones", won the International Horror Guild Award for Best Short Story of 1999. Five of her short stories were adapted for the television ser ...
(ChiZine Publications) * Novella: ''Wylding Hall'' Elizabeth Hand (PS Publishing / Open Road Media) * Novellette: "Even Clean Hands Can Do Damage" Steve Duffy ("Supernatural Tales" #30) * Short Fiction: "The Dying Season" Lynda E. Rucker (Aickman's Heirs) * Single Author Collection: ''The Bazaar of Bad Dreams''
Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
(Scribner) * Edited Anthology: ''Aickman's Heirs'', edited by
Simon Strantzas Simon Strantzas (born 1972) is a weird fiction author from Toronto, Canada. He has written five story collections and been nominated for a British Fantasy Award in 2009. He has also edited three anthologies including ''Aickman's Heirs'' which won ...
(Undertow Publications)


2016

* Novel: '' The Girls'', Emma Cline (Random House) * Novella: '' The Ballad of Black Tom'',
Victor LaValle Victor LaValle (born February 3, 1972) is an American author. He is the author of a short-story collection, ''Slapboxing with Jesus'', and four novels, ''The Ecstatic,'' ''Big Machine,'' ''The Devil in Silver,'' and '' The Changeling''. His fanta ...
(Tor.com) * Novelette: “Waxy,”
Camilla Grudova Camilla Grudova is a Canadian writer. She is known for ''The Doll's Alphabet'', published by Fitzcarraldo Editions, and the novel ''Children of Paradise'', published by Atlantic Books. Grudova originally posted stories on her Tumblr blog before ...
(Granta) * Short Fiction: "Postcards from Natalie,”
Carrie Laben Carrie may refer to: People * Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname Places in the United States * Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carrie Glacier, Olympic N ...
(The Dark) * Single-Author Collection: ''A Natural History of Hell'',
Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy, science fiction and mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humo ...
(
Small Beer Press Small Beer Press is a publisher of fantasy and literary fiction, based in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was founded by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link in 2000 and publishes novels, collections, and anthologies. It also publishes the zine ''Lady Churc ...
) * Edited Anthology: ''The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales'', edited by Dominik Parisien and
Navah Wolfe Navah Wolfe is a two-time Hugo Award winning American editor of science fiction, fantasy and horror works. Biography Navah Wolfe went to college at Yeshiva University where she studied History and English. She won the Hugo Award for Best E ...
(Saga Press) * Board of Directors Award to Ruth Franklin in recognition of the biography, ''Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life''


2017

* Novel: ''The Hole'',
Pyun Hye-young Pyun Hye-young (, born 1972) is a South Korean writer. Life Pyun Hye-young was born in Seoul in 1972. She earned her undergraduate degree in creative writing and graduate degree in Korean literature from Hanyang University. After receiving the ...
(Arcade Publishing) * Novella: Tie ** ''
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'',
Samanta Schweblin Samanta Schweblin (born 1978) is an Argentine Spanish-language author currently living in Berlin. She has published three collections of short stories, a novella and a novel, besides stories that have appeared in anthologies and magazines such as ...
(Riverhead Books) ** '' The Lost Daughter Collective'',
Lindsey Drager Lindsey Drager (born October 9, 1986) is an American author and professor of creative writing at the University of Utah. Education and career Drager was born in Toledo, Ohio. She earned her BA in writing and English language and literature from ...
(Dzanc Book) * Novelette: ''Take the Way Home That Leads Back to Sullivan Street'',
Chavisa Woods Chavisa Woods is a New York City-based author, and winner of the Shirley Jackson Award. Background Woods was born and raised in a rural farm town, Sandoval Illinois, and lived from 2000 to 2003 in St. Louis, Missouri, where she was a resident o ...
(Things to Do When You’re Goth in the Country) * Short Fiction: ''The Convexity of Our Youth'', Kurt Fawver (Looming Low) * Single-Author Collection: ''Her Body and Other Parties'', Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf Press) * Edited Anthology: ''Shadows and Tall Trees Volume 7'', edited by Michael Kelly (Undertow Publications)


2018

* Novel: ''Little Eve'',
Catriona Ward Catriona Ward is an American and British horror novelist. Biography Catriona Ward was born in Washington, D.C. Her family moved a lot and she grew up all over the world, including in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. Dar ...
(Weidenfeld & Nicolson) * Novella: ''The Taiga Syndrome'',
Cristina Rivera Garza Cristina Rivera Garza (born October 1, 1964) is a Mexican author and professor best known for her fictional work, with various novels such as ''Nadie me verá llorar'' (''No One Will See Me Cry'') winning a number of Mexico’s highest literary a ...
(Dorothy, a publishing project) * Novelette: ''Help the Witch'', Tom Cox (Unbound) * Short Fiction: "The Astronaut”, Christina Wood Martinez (''Granta'' Winter ’18) * Single-Author Collection: ''All the Fabulous Beasts'', Priya Sharma (Undertow) * Edited Anthology: ''Robots vs Fairies'', edited by Dominik Parisien and
Navah Wolfe Navah Wolfe is a two-time Hugo Award winning American editor of science fiction, fantasy and horror works. Biography Navah Wolfe went to college at Yeshiva University where she studied History and English. She won the Hugo Award for Best E ...
(Saga)


2019

* Novel: ''The Book of X'', Sarah Rose Etter (
Two Dollar Radio Two Dollar Radio is an independent family-run publisher based in Columbus, Ohio. The company was founded in 2005 by husband-and-wife team Eric Obenauf and Eliza Jane Wood-Obenauf, with Brian Obenauf. The press specializes in literary fiction. In ...
) * Novella: ''Ormeshadow'', Priya Sharma (
Tor.com ''Tor.com'' is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine published by Tor Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers. The magazine publishes articles, reviews, original short fiction, re-reads and commentary on speculative fiction. From 20 ...
) * Novelette: ''Luminous Body'', Brooke Warra (Dim Shores) * Short Fiction: "Kali_Na”, Indrapramit Das (The Mythic Dream) * Single-Author Collection: ''Song for the Unraveling of the World'',
Brian Evenson Brian Evenson (born August 12, 1966) is an American academic and writer of both literary fiction and popular fiction, some of the latter being published under B. K. Evenson. His fiction is often described as literary minimalism, but also draws ...
(
Coffee House Press Coffee House Press is a nonprofit independent press based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The press’s goal is to "produce books that celebrate imagination, innovation in the craft of writing, and the many authentic voices of the American experience ...
) * Edited Anthology: ''The Twisted Book of Shadows'', edited by Christopher Golden and James A. Moore (Twisted Publishing)


2020

* Novel: '' The Only Good Indians'',
Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones is a Blackfoot Native American author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction. Although his recent work is often classified as horror, he is celebrated for applying more "literary" stylings ...
(Saga) * Novella: ''Night of the Mannequins'',
Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones is a Blackfoot Native American author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction. Although his recent work is often classified as horror, he is celebrated for applying more "literary" stylings ...
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Tor.com ''Tor.com'' is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine published by Tor Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers. The magazine publishes articles, reviews, original short fiction, re-reads and commentary on speculative fiction. From 20 ...
) * Novelette: ''The Attic Tragedy'', J. Ashley-Smith (Meerkat) * Short Fiction: "Not the Man I Married”, R.A. Busby (Black Petals) * Single-Author Collection: ''Velocities'',
Kathe Koja Kathe Koja (born 1960) is an American writer. She was initially known for her intense speculative fiction for adults, but has written young adult novels, the historical fiction ''Under the Poppy'' trilogy, and a fictional biography of Christoph ...
(Meerkat) * Edited Anthology: ''Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women'', edited by
Lee Murray Lee Brahim Murray-Lamrani (born 12 November 1977) is an English-Moroccan mixed martial arts fighter and criminal. In 2005, his MMA career was cut short after he was stabbed multiple times outside a Mayfair nightclub. He was arrested in Rabat, ...
and Geneve Flynn (Omnium Gatherum)


2021 2021 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners
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* Novel: ''
My Heart is a Chainsaw ''My Heart is a Chainsaw'' is a 2021 horror novel by Stephen Graham Jones and the first book in ''The Indian Lake Trilogy''. The book is the winner of the 2021 Bram Stoker Award for Novel. It received critical praise for its references to, and dec ...
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Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones is a Blackfoot Native American author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction. Although his recent work is often classified as horror, he is celebrated for applying more "literary" stylings ...
(Saga) * Novella: ''Flowers for the Sea'', Zin E. Rocklyn (
Tor.com ''Tor.com'' is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine published by Tor Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers. The magazine publishes articles, reviews, original short fiction, re-reads and commentary on speculative fiction. From 20 ...
) * Novelette: ''We, the Girls Who Did Not Make It'', E. A. Petricone (Nightmare) * Short Fiction: ''You’ll Understand When You're a Mom Someday'', Isabel J. Kim (Khoréo) * Single-Author Collection: ''Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons'', Keith Rosson (Meerkat) * Edited Anthology: Tie **''Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World'', edited by Eric J. Guignard (Dark Moon) **''Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness'', edited by dave ring (Neon Hemlock)


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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 the dark fantastic are presented a ...
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 the dark fantastic are presented a ...
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 the dark fantastic are presented a ...
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 the dark fantastic are presented a ...
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 the dark fantastic are presented a ...
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 the dark fantastic are presented a ...
Speculative fiction award-winning novellas Shirley Jackson 2007 establishments in the United States