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  • Applications Open for International Visitor Program
    JASNA is now accepting applications for its International Visitor Program which sponsors a JASNA member to spend 4 weeks in Chawton, England on an Austen-related project.

  • Winter 2011 issue of Persuasions On-Line
    A new issue of JASNA's online Journal is published with papers from the Fort Worth Annual General Meeting, among others.

  • Topic for 2012 Essay Contest Announced
    The topic of the JASNA 2012 Essay Contest aligns with the JASNA Annual General Meeting theme, Sex, Money and Power in Jane Austen's Fiction, taking place in New Yrok City in October, 2012.

  • Austen-themed gifts for the holidays
    JASNA regional groups offer unique Jane Austen-related merchandise for the holidays: 2012 calendars, note cards, jewelry, and more.

  • Video Preview of 2012 AGM in New York City
    You are invited to view a video preview of the JASNA 2012 Annual General Meeting to be held in Brooklyn, New York.

  • Student Essay Contest Winners Announced
    Winners of the 2011 JASNA Essay Contest are announced. The winning first place essays in all categories are posted.

  • Reading about Sense and Sensibility
    The theme of JASNA's 2011 AGM is "200 Years of Sense and Sensibility." Essays from Persuasions On-Line as well as printed Persuasions on Sense and Sensibility are highlighted.

  • A Preview of Persuasions No. 32
    The forthcoming issue of JASNA's journal Persuasions No. 32 has gone to the printer! Featuring essays from "Jane Austen and the Abbey: Mystery, Mayhem, and Muslin" at the 2010 Annual General Meeting in Portland, Oregon, it promises to be a fascinating collection.

  • Fort Worth AGM Registration Is Open
    Registration brochures for the Fort Worth AGM were mailed on Monday May 2 to JASNA members in good standing. The registration forms for the AGM and optional tours are also posted online. You may register using either the online form or the form included in the brochure.

  • Call for Papers for 2012 Annual General Meeting in New York
    The Steering Committee for the 2012 New York AGM invites proposals for breakout sessions related to the Conference theme, "Sex, Money and Power in Jane Austen's Fiction"

  • Masterpiece Austen Book and Film Club Guide
    Masterpiece celebrates its 40th anniversary on PBS by offering free Book and Film Club Guides including one for Jane Austen's works.

  • Registration Is Open for 2011 Tour to England
    JASNA is now accepting registrations for its sponsored Tour of England in July, 2011. It will focus on locations from Sense and Sensibility, celebrating the 200th anniversary of its publication.

  • Applications Open for International Visitor Program
    JASNA is now accepting applications for its International Visitor Program which sponsors a JASNA member to spend 4 weeks in Chawton, England on an Austen-related project.

  • Rudyard Kipling's "The Janeites"
    Rudyard Kipling's "The Janeites" is published on JASNA's website, courtesy of the Rudyard Kipling Society.

  • Winter 2010 issue of Persuasions On-Line
    A new issue of JASNA's online Journal is published with papers from the Portland Annual General Meeting, among others.

  • Austen-themed gifts for the holidays
    JASNA regional groups offer unique Jane Austen-related merchandise for the holidays: 2010 calendars, note cards, jewelry, and more.

  • Topic for 2011 Essay Contest Announced
    The topic of the JASNA 2011 Essay Contest aligns with the JASNA Annual General Meeting theme, 200 Years of Sense and Sensibility, taking place in Fort Worth in October, 2011.

  • Portland Post AGM Page
    Everything came up roses at the Portland Annual General Meeting!

  • Student Essay Contest Winners Announced
    Winners of the 2010 JASNA Essay Contest are announced. The winning first place essays in all categories are posted.

  • Reading about Northanger Abbey
    The theme of JASNA's 2010 AGM is "Jane Austen and The Abbey: Mystery, Mayhem, and Muslin in Portland." Essays from Persuasions On-Line as well as printed Persuasions on Northanger Abbey are highlighted.

  • Portland AGM Registration is Open
    Registration brochures for the Portland AGM were mailed on Friday June 18 to JASNA members in good standing. The registration forms for the AGM and optional tours are also posted online. You may register using either the online form or the form included in the brochure.

  • Call for Papers for 2011 Annual General Meeting in Fort Worth
    The Steering Committee for the 2011 Fort Worth AGM invites proposals for breakout sessions related to the Conference theme, "Jane Austen: 200 Years of Sense and Sensibility."

  • Special Edition of Persuasions On-Line is Published
    A special edition of JASNA's journal Persuasions On-Line is published. It features papers from the July 2009 conference "New Directions in Austen Studies," held at Chawton House Library.

  • A Preview of Persuasions No. 31
    The forthcoming issue of JASNA's journal Persuasions No. 31 has gone to the printer! Featuring essays from "Jane Austen's Brothers and Sisters in the City of Brotherly Love," the 2009 Annual General Meeting in Philadelphia, it promises to be a fascinating collection.

  • Registration Is Open for 2010 Tour to England
    JASNA is now accepting registrations for its sponsored Tour of England in July, 2010.

  • Applications for International Visitor Program
    JASNA is now accepting applications for its International Visitor Program which sponsors a JASNA member to spend 4 weeks in Chawton, England on an Austen-related project.

  • Winter 2009 issue of Persuasions On-Line
    A new issue of JASNA's online Journal is published with papers from the Philadelphia Annual General Meeting, among others.

  • Austen-themed gifts for the holidays
    JASNA regional groups offer unique Jane Austen-related merchandise for the holidays: 2010 calendars, note cards, jewelry, and more.

  • Philadelphia Post-AGM Update
    Visit the Philadelphia AGM website to see photographs from the AGM, the answers to the quiz, and more.

  • Austen's Tonbridge Connections
    A video report on a walk though Tonbridge is available on the Kent TV website. It was made as part of a project to document Austen family connections in Tonbridge, Kent.

  • Topic for 2010 Essay Contest Announced
    The topic of the JASNA 2010 Essay Contest aligns with the JASNA Annual General Meeting theme, Jane Austen and the Abbey: Mystery, Mayhem and Muslin, in Portland.

  • A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy
    The Morgan Library and Museum in New York is having an exhibition of which explores the life and work of Jane Austen. The exhibition runs from November 6, 2009 through March 14, 2010.

  • Student Essay Contest Winners Announced
    Winners of the 2009 JASNA Essay Contest are announced.

  • Special Theatrical Event During AGM
    11th Hour Theater Company will present the musical Austentatious during the Philadelphia AGM.

  • Inaugural Issue of Persuasions Is Online
    Long out of print, the inaugural issue of Persuasions now available online. It features articles from the first Annual General Meeting of JASNA in New York in 1979.

  • Persuasions No. 2 Available Online
    Long out of print, Persuasions No. 2 is now available online. It features articles from the 1980 Annual General Meeting in Baltimore.

  • The "Story" of Fanny Dashwood
    Actress Harriet Walter wrote an amazingly Austenfaithful "back story" in preparation for her role as Fanny (Mrs. John) Dashwood in the 1995 film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.

  • Chawton House Library Short Story Winners
    Chawton House Library has announced the winners of the Jane Austen Short Story Competion. JASNA member Elsa Solender is one of two runners-up.

  • Juliette Wells on Why We Love Jane Austen
    Elda Rotor of Penguin Classics interviews Jane Austen scholar Juliette Wells about Austenmania, what it means to be a Janeite, etiquette in Austen's time, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

  • Persuasions No. 3 Available Online
    Long out of print, Persuasions No. 3 is now available online. It features articles from the 1981 Annual General Meeting in San Francisco.

  • AGM Registration Brochures Mailed to Members
    Registration brochures were mailed on June 8, 2009 to JASNA members in good standing. On June 10, 2009, the registration forms for the AGM and the tours will be posted.

  • Reserve Now for JAS Bermuda Conference
    The Jane Austen Society (United Kingdom) is sponsoring a conference on "Jane Austen: The Bermuda Connection," May 4-11, 2010 in Hamilton, Bermuda.

  • Call for Papers for Portland Annual General Meeting
    The Steering Committee for the 2010 Portland AGM invites proposals for breakout sessions related to the Conference theme, "Jane Austen and the Abbey: Mystery, Mayhem and Muslin in Portland."

  • Reading About Brothers and Sisters
    Looking forward to JASNA's Philadelphia AGM, Jane Austen's Brothers and Sisters in the City of Brotherly Love? Read about siblings in Persuasions and Persuasions On-Line.

  • A Preview of Persuasions No. 30
    The forthcoming issue of JASNA's journal Persuasions No. 30 has gone to the printer! Featuring essays from "Jane Austen's Legacy: Life, Love, and Laughter," the 2008 Annual General Meeting in Chicago, it promises to be a fascinating collection.

  • JASNA Tour to England Is Sold Out
    The JASNA-sponsored tour to England in the summer of 2009 is fully booked and the waiting list is closed. JASNA will continue to sponsor occasional tours to England.

  • Persuasions No. 4 Available Online
    Long out of print, Persuasions No. 4 is now available online. It features articles from the 1982 Annual General Meeting in Toronto, whose theme was "The Settings of the Novels."

  • Maps of the Novels: New Map of London
    The section of the JASNA website dedicated to maps of the novels has a new entry. JASNA member Jane Axelrod created a map of London that shows locations mentioned in all six of Austen's novels.

  • Applications for International Visitor Program
    JASNA is now accepting applications for its International Visitor Program which sponsors a JASNA member to spend 4 weeks in Chawton, England on an Austen-related project.

  • Persuasions No. 5 Available Online
    Long out of print, Persuasions No. 5 is now available online. It features articles from the 1983 Annual General Meeting in Philadelphia, whose theme was Emma.