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A scholarly collective devoted to the work and influence of Shirley Jackson. We publish Shirley Jackson Studies, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal: https://shirleyjacksonstudies.org/.

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Call for Submissions - Shirley Jackson Studies Call for Proposals for Vol. 4, Issue 1--Jackson & Animality [deadline Dec. 15, 2025] Jonas, Merricatโ€™s feline companion in We Have Always Lived in the Castle, is possibly the most recognizable animal ...

๐ŸคกNew Shirely Jackson Studies CFP!!!๐ŸŽƒ Submit your abstract for Vol. 4, Issue 1, "Jackson and Animality" by December 15th!

shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=35

07.10.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
American Nightmares II: Return to Salem โ€“ Society for the Study of the American Gothic

Interested in joining an SSAG roundtable on Shirley Jackson's The Witchcraft of Salem Village this March? Email ebanks@franklincollege.edu with a few sentences on what you'd like to talk about by next Monday, 9/22! ~5 minute presentations followed by discussion.

americangothicsociety.com/symposium/

15.09.2025 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm still seeking another panelist for Shirley Jackson: Memory and Forgetting at PAMLA in November! Submit below or let me know if you're interested.

pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19720

17.07.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

last day to submit an abstract for PAMLA! memory and forgetting!

30.06.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โœจHAPPY LOTTERY DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE (as if you have a choice)โœจ

27.06.2025 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

4 more days to submit!

26.06.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Don't forget! Abstracts for our PAMLA 2025 panel, "Shirley Jackson: Memory and Forgetting," are due June 30th.

I hope some of you will join us November 20th-23d in San Francisco. ๐ŸŒ‰๐Ÿฆญ๐ŸŒž

Follow this link to submit your proposal: pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19720

21.06.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Four days! Let's get anxious!

11.06.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Call for Submissions - Shirley Jackson Studies Call for Proposals for Vol. 3, Issue 2 --Jackson in an Age of Anxiety [deadline extended: June 15, 2025] Shirley Jacksonโ€™s fiction is pervaded by a profound sense of anxiety, unease and even dread. In...

โœจDeadline extended!โœจ

We are now accepting proposals for Vol. 3, Issue 2 of Shirley Jackson Studies, "Jackson in an Age of Anxiety," until June 15th.

Details here: shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=35

02.06.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Call for Submissions - Shirley Jackson Studies Call for Proposals for Vol. 3, Issue 2 --Jackson in an Age of Anxiety [deadline: May 30, 2025] Shirley Jacksonโ€™s fiction is pervaded by a profound sense of anxiety, unease and even dread. In the short...

TWO NEW CFPs!!!!

*Shirley Jackson Studies 3.2 - Jackson in an Age of Anxiety - abstracts due May 30th!

shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=35

*PAMLA 2025, November 20-23 in San Francisco - Shirley Jackson: Memory and Forgetting - abstracts due June 30th!

pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19720

11.05.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very excited to be a part of this amazing issue with such fantastic scholars! I discuss the similarities of Jackson and Stephen Kingโ€™s folkloric characters, the Daemon Lover and the Man in Black, and how they contribute to a neo-folklore for New England ๐Ÿ‘ป

17.04.2025 08:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Shirley Jackson Studies - Shirley Jackson Studies Vol. 2, Issue 2: Jackson & Folklore 01 A New England Folklore: The Haunting Figures of Shirley Jackson's Daemon Loverand Stephen King's Man in Black By Amy Coles 02 โ€œAmateur witchโ€: Shirley Jacksonโ€™s ...

๐Ÿ“ฃ We are excited to announce the release of Shirley Jackson Studies Volume 2, Issue 2: Jackson & Folklore! ๐Ÿ“ฃ

This issue features illuminating articles by @amycoles.bsky.social, Margherita Orsi, @soniaoverall.bsky.social, and Candice Bailey. Read it here: shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=381

16.04.2025 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

โœจ4 days!โœจ

12.01.2025 01:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

January 15th is approaching! Send us your abstracts! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€

03.01.2025 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Submissions for our ALA panels--folk horror and open topic--are still open till January 15th. Come talk Jackson with us in Boston!

americanliteratureassociation.org/wp-content/u...

10.12.2024 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Call for Submissions - Shirley Jackson Studies Call for Proposals for Vol. 3, Issue 1 โ€“Jackson & Adolescence [deadline extendedโ€“February 1, 2025 ] โ€œHer life is controlled, possessed, by a shifting set of laws that make your garden-variety savage i...

We've extended our deadline for Shirley Jackson Studies 3.1: Jackson & Adolescence. Please submit by February 1st!

shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=35

10.12.2024 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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