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Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" is published in The New Yorker magazine.
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Shirley Jackson
American novelist, short-story writer (1916–1965)
Shirley Hardie Jackson was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Lottery
1948 short story by Shirley Jackson
"The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948. The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The New Yorker
American weekly magazine
The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. It was founded on February 21, 1925, by Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant, a reporter for The New York Times. Together with entrepreneur Raoul H.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 26
Day of the year
June 26 is the 177th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 188 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)