Curdle Creek
Shirley Jackson Award for Novel · 2024 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shirley Jackson Award for Novel | 2024 | Winner |
About This Book
In the all-Black town of Curdle Creek, a woman chosen to lead the annual community ritual must uncover what really happened to the families who disappeared in this Southern Gothic horror novel steeped in history and dread.
About the Author
Yvonne Battle-Felton is an American author and academic who won the Shirley Jackson Award for Novel for Curdle Creek (2024), a Southern Gothic horror novel set in a fictional Black community in the American South. The novel was praised for its atmospheric horror, its exploration of community, trauma, and inherited fear. Battle-Felton holds a PhD and is a professor of creative writing and African American literature. Read more →
