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The Shirley Jackson Society

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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: shirleyjacksonstudies.org.

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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Our new issue of Shirley Jackson Studies, with the very timely theme of "Shirley Jackson in an Age of Anxiety," is out now! Read below for essays and reviews by @miriamricher.bsky.social, @constructivedeath.bsky.social, @sadiehartmann.bsky.social & more: shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=668
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Volume 3, Issue 2: Jackson in an Age of Anxiety 01 "Comfortably isolated": Folk Horror and the Suburban Ideal in Shirley Jackson’s The Road Through the Wall By Miriam Richer 02 Tell It Again: The Anxi...
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
We've extended our deadline till June 30th! Thank you to everyone who's already submitted abstracts. We're enjoying reading them!
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
📣NEW CFP📣 for Vol. 4, Issue 2 of Shirley Jackson Studies! Our theme for this issue is "Bodies and Embodiment." Abstracts due May 31st. shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=35
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Call for Submissions - Shirley Jackson Studies
Calls for Proposals for Vol. 4, Issue 2--Bodies & Embodiment in Jackson [deadline: May 31, 2026] Shirley Jackson Studies invites proposals exploring the role of the body and embodiment in the works of...
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We're very excited to announce that Vol. 3, Issue 1 of Shirley Jackson Studies--Shirley Jackson and Adolescence--is now available! Check out these fantastic articles by @janiceflux.bsky.social, Ana Ibáñez Cirauqui, and Paula Puigvert Crous. shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=497
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Volume 3, Issue 1: Jackson & Adolescence 01 “Nothing…Well, Soft”: Shirley Jackson’s Transgressive Adolescents and Post-War Women’s Periodicals By Janice Lynne Deitner 02 “The weigh[t] like a nightmare...
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Submit your abstracts by tomorrow!
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Submit by February 1st.
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
✨ New CFP ✨ We're planning for two panels at the American Literature Association's annual conference in Chicago, May 20-23. Submit abstracts for "Jackson in an Age of Anxiety" and "Jackson and Animality" by January 15th. americanliteratureassociation.org/wp-content/u...
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🤡New Shirely Jackson Studies CFP!!!🎃 Submit your abstract for Vol. 4, Issue 1, "Jackson and Animality" by December 15th! shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=35
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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, Merricat’s feline companion in We Have Always Lived in the Castle, is possibly the most recognizable animal ...
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
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/
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American Nightmares II: Return to Salem – Society for the Study of the American Gothic
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Emily Banks @emilyabanks.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
last day to submit an abstract for PAMLA! memory and forgetting!
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
✨HAPPY LOTTERY DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE (as if you have a choice)✨
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
4 more days to submit!
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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. 🌉🦭🌞 Follow this link to submit your proposal: pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19720
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Four days! Let's get anxious!
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
✨Deadline extended!✨ 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
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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 Jackson’s fiction is pervaded by a profound sense of anxiety, unease and even dread. In...
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
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
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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 Jackson’s fiction is pervaded by a profound sense of anxiety, unease and even dread. In the short...
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Amy Coles @amycoles.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Very excited to be a part of this amazing issue with such fantastic scholars! I discuss the similarities of Jackson and Stephen King’s folkloric characters, the Daemon Lover and the Man in Black, and how they contribute to a neo-folklore for New England 👻
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
📣 We are excited to announce the release of Shirley Jackson Studies Volume 2, Issue 2: Jackson & Folklore! 📣 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
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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 “Amateur witch”: Shirley Jackson’s ...
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
✨4 days!✨
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
January 15th is approaching! Send us your abstracts! 👀👀👀👀
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
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...
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The Shirley Jackson Society @sjsociety.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
We've extended our deadline for Shirley Jackson Studies 3.1: Jackson & Adolescence. Please submit by February 1st! shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=35
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Call for Submissions - Shirley Jackson Studies
Call for Proposals for Vol. 3, Issue 1 –Jackson & Adolescence [deadline extended–February 1, 2025 ] “Her life is controlled, possessed, by a shifting set of laws that make your garden-variety savage i...
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