Shirley jackson

Born December 14, 1916 in San Francisco, California, Shirley Hardie Jackson grew up in an upper-middle class family (Hall 185). She spent much of her teen years observing her surroundings and recording her thoughts in journals in which she practiced disciplining her daily writing habits (Oppenheimer). Most of her journal entries contain typical adolescent musings…

The final piece in a three-part series featuring the author’s lectures on writing.

The 75 greatest women of all time: A definitive list of the women who have shaped the world as we know it. Well, inasmuch as definitive can be completely arbitrary

Shirley Jackson, Literary Witches by Katy Horan

A profile of the late American writer, renowned for her unsettling and disturbing stories.

We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson

The precursor to both Stephen King and mommy bloggers alike, the late Shirley Jackson—you may know her story 'The Lottery'—haunts us still

The author Carmen Maria Machado, a finalist for this year’s National Book Award in Fiction, discusses the brilliance of an eerie passage from Shirley Jackson’s "The Haunting of Hill House."

February is Women in Horror Month, and Shirley Jackson is recognized as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century.

Ruth Franklin’s new biography views Shirley Jackson as a writer in the tradition of Hawthorne, Poe and James.