September 16
September 2022 Events
JASNA 2022 Annual Student Essay Contest Ends Next Week
It’s that time of year again for the JASNA Annual Student Essay Contest.
The theme this year is “Jane Austen’s first published novel, Sense and Sensibility” to match this years AGM.
From JASNA:
Family relations loom large in this book, and Austen has more than one story to tell, with four sets of siblings and notable mothers. Essays can focus on relations between siblings or pairs of siblings, between mothers and their offspring, or perhaps on characteristics (apart from sense and sensibility) embodied by a related or unrelated pair.
A PDF of the family tree is available here.
The contest is open to all students from high school to graduate school. You do not need to be a member of JASNA to enter.
The deadline for submissions is Thursday, June 2, 2022. For more information, visit the submissions page.
Per the entrance information page, JASNA awards scholarships to winners in three divisions:
- First Place: $1,000 scholarship and free registration and two nights’ lodging for JASNA’s upcoming Annual General Meeting (Transportation to the conference is not provided.)
- Second Place: $500 scholarship
- Third Place: $250 scholarship
The winners will receive a single year memeber to JASNA, a set of Norton’s Critical Editions of Austen’s work, and the winning essay will be published on JASNA’s website.
For more information, FAQs, guidelines, and previous winners, visit the information page for the essay contest.
Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters Link Roundup for June 12, 2022
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- What Would a Modern-Day Jane Austen Novel Look Like?
- Fire Island Is a Surprisingly Faithful Jane Austen Adaptation (Albeit With More Poppers)
- ‘Fire Island’ updates Jane Austen as a gay rom-com without much spark
- ‘Fire Island’: How Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ inspired raunchy gay rom-com
- Jane Austen: Fashion & Sensibility at Taft Museum of Art
- ‘Fire Island’ Review: The Queer Rom-Com Update of Jane Austen Works Best on Its Own Terms
- Why Fire Island Is the Clueless of the 2020s
- Inaugural Jane Austen Conference Connects Students
- Fire Island Is Modern Jane Austen Done Right (And Gay)
- Review: ‘Fire Island’ is a witty, gay take on Jane Austen
- The Best Jane Austen Movie and TV Adaptations Ever: ‘Clueless,’ ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ and More
- These Cult Classic Rom-com Films are Based on Jane Austen’s Books
- Jane Austen Inspired Wedding With Regency Era Charm
- How “Fire Island” puts the Pride in “Pride & Prejudice”
- Review: ‘Fire Island’ puts a raunch-com spin on Jane Austen
- Fire Island Review: A Delicious Jane Austen-Infused Rom-Com That Matches the Master’s Wit
- ‘Fire Island’ Delivers Gay Rom Com Summer Fun With a Jane Austen Twist
- The Jane Austen cure
- 6 Things That Happen In Every Jane Austen Story Ever
- Fire Island Review: Jane Austen’s Swoon-Worthy Romance Gets A Sizzling Summer Update
- The rom-com that transports Jane Austen to a queer island paradise
- See Inside the Taft Museum of Art’s New Jane Austen: Fashion & Sensibility Exhibit
- Go On Day Trip To Cincinnati To See The Fashion Of Jane Austen At New Exhibit
- See Inside the Taft Museum of Art’s New Jane Austen: Fashion & Sensibility Exhibit
- The Emma Project: Clever Jane Austen inspired romance rounds off a great series
- Coastal house where Jane Austen stayed goes on the market for £1.5million
Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters Link Roundup for May 8, 2022
- 10 Best Jane Austen Retellings
- No, decolonising your bookshelf doesn’t mean getting rid of Jane Austen
- As steamy as Bridgerton? Yes, Jane Austen is far more erotic than you think
- 10 Jane Austen Retellings That We Adore
- 6 Pretty Places in Derbyshire for Jane Austen Fans
- Jane Austen in Bath – 17 Unmissable Places for Austen Fans
- Jane Austen’s Home Is Falling Into Ruin, Requiring Public Help to Save It
- Fire Island offers an LGBT take on a Jane Austen classic
- “Sanditon” boss on that heartbreaking finale, a curious “Bridgerton” connection and Season 3
- ‘Sanditon’: The Biggest Differences Between the Book and Series
- Bridgerton and why Asian representation in media matters
- 14 Period Pieces To Watch After Catching Up On Bridgerton
- ‘Sanditon’ deep dive: enlist-en to your heart: Sanditon and the Military
- 9 upcoming period dramas and films you will be obsessed with
- Dakota Johnson stars in new Jane Austen adaptation of Persuasion
- ‘Fire Island’ Trailer: A Gay Twist On a Jane Austen Classic
- Everything you need to know about Netflix’s new ‘Persuasion’ adaptation
- First look: Henry Golding as Mr. Elliot in Netflix Adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’
- Exhibition at Chawton House looks at Regency sports clothing
- 10 Shows Like ‘Sanditon’ to Watch After Season 2
- Charlotte Brontë’s Rare Childhood Poetry Booklet Will Return Home After Selling For $1.25 Million
- Sanditon’s Ben Lloyd-Hughes Explains Alexander’s Heartbreaking Choice
- Tiny manuscript by 13-year-old Charlotte Bronte going home
- Becoming Jane: 175 years of Jane Eyre
- The tiny Charlotte Bronte book bought for £973,000
- The Brontë museum’s curator on how a tiny book is helping to tell the sisters’ stories
- ‘Sanditon’ deep dive: spinsters, governesses and marriage in the Regency era
Virtual Event: Jane Austen and the Buddha
Jane Austen & Co brings together Jane Austen and other early women authors into the 21st C events with Zoom lectures, creative writing contests, reading and authors Q&As, and library programs. The events are open to all ages.
The May 5th Zoom event is with Dr. Kathryn Duncan who will be discussing her book Jane Austen and the Buddha: Teachers of Enlightenment. While Jane never directly wrote about Buddhism, her work includes elements of Buddhist teachings such as accepting that there is suffering and finding the cause of the suffering. The talk is designed to discuss how Austen’s books can explore and experience joy and happiness.
The event begins at 8 p.m. EDT and is on Zoom. It is free and available for ages. You can find more information on the registration page.
Jane Austen Literacy Foundation Writing Competition 2022
Jane Austen Literacy Foundation is proud to present their 2022 writing competition.
This year, the theme is “Inspired by Jane Austen.” Your entry can be on anything Jane Austen related such as including Austen herself, or be influenced by her and her work.
Limit is 1000 to 2000 words. The contest is open to anyone over the age 16 and lives anywhere in the world.
The judges, ranging from authors and scholars, will select ten stories which will then be presented to the public for ten days of voting.
The entry date is May 4th. The ten day public vote follows soon after.
The winning entry will be recorded as a professional audiobook and made available worldwide.
More information is available here and the guidelines are here.
Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters Link Roundup for April 24, 2022
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- Dakota Johnson’s ‘Persuasion’ Gets a Summer Release Date
- Issue #87 Pride & Possibilities: They are my old friends…
- ‘Persuasion’: Dakota Johnson’s Jane Austen Film Gets Summer Release Date on Netflix
- Persuasion: Netflix’s Jane Austen Adaptation Sets Release Date
- First look at Dakota Johnson as a Jane Austen heroine for Netflix
- Netflix unleashes Jane Austen to halt subscription drop
- The Cast of Sanditon Gets Stumped By Series Trivia & Test Their Jane Austen Knowledge
- Dakota Johnson Goes Romantic in the Newest Stills From Netflix’s Persuasion
- Mr. Malcolm’s List: Bridgerton Meets Pride & Prejudice in This Romantic First Look
- Sanditon Is Coming Back for Season 3! Here’s What We Know So Far
- Your guide to the vocabulary of ‘Bridgerton,’ from pall-mall to promenade
- Henry Golding Is Mr. Elliot In Netflix’s Adaptation Of Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’
- Ben Lloyd-Hughes on ‘Sanditon’ Season 2, Colbourne and Charlotte’s Relationship, and Playing an Austen Character
- Sanditon Season Two Leans Into Romantic Escapism
- How ‘Sanditon’ Found Its Voice in Season 2
- The Rationale Behind the Modern Obsession with Period Dramas
- ‘Bridgerton’: A story of romance and hypocrisy
- Now you can have your ‘Bridgerton’ and drink it, too
- Mr. Malcolm’s List Is Bridgerton Meets Pride & Prejudice
- How Bridgerton Season 2 Sets Up Benedict’s Story For Season 3
- For The ‘Bridgerton’ Fans: 6 Black Authors Who Write Historical Fiction Romance
- A bolder than “Bridgerton” reading list: Regency books with a twist Eloise would love
- Jane Austen’s Childhood and Glimpses of Her as a Young Woman
- Henry Golding Transports Audiences to the Regency Era in Jane Austen Remake
- Friendship and an Accidental Obsession with Jane Austen
Book Review: The Jane Austen Dating Agency
Title: The Jane Austen Dating Agency
Author: Fiona Woodifield
Publication Date: January 2020
Pages: 320
[Amazon| BN | IndieBound | Public Library]
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen retelling, pastiche, or continuation story is my cat nip. I’ve read everything from Jane Austen fighting off zombies to mysteries featuring Jane Austen. This is just the tip of the ice berg of the Austen world out there and it is one of the reasons I love how relevant her work continues to be over 200 years after her books were published. (Jane Austen in pop culture is also my jam.)
More can be found over at Once Twice Book Reviews.
Reminder: JASNA SW Presents the Young Filmmakers Contest 2022
JASNA Southwest is proud to present their annual Young Filmmakers Contest.
Previously open to college, graduate, and high school students, the contest has expanded to all filmmakers under 30. You must not work as a director or cinematographer.
This year themes is and Jane Austen inspired.
What to do:
Create a film in five minutes or less on either of the following themes:
- Sense and Sensibility: the novel’s plot, settings or adaptations
- Inspired by Jane Austen: her world, novels, characters, themes or adaptations
For more information, check out the contest flyer and you can also download the entry form.
First prize is $300, second is $200, and third is $100. All winners will receive a years membership to JASNA.
For more information, and to check out past winners, visit the JASNA SW YFC website.
Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2022.
Event: Sansei and Sensibility with Karen Tei Yamashita
Jane Austen & Co brings together Jane Austen and other early women authors into the 21st C events with Zoom lectures, creative writing contests, reading and authors Q&As, and library programs. The events are open to all ages.
For April, Jane Austen & Co are thrilled to announce Dr. Karen Tei Yamashita who will be discussing her love of Jane Austen as a third-generation Japanese American as well as her book Sansei and Sensibility.
will be discussing her book Sansei and Sensibility, recounting her love of Jane Austen and her experiences as a third-generation Japanese American.
The event is on Thursday April 21 at 8 p.m. EDT on Zoom. Registration is free. For more information and to register, check out the event page.
This event is sponsored by UNC Department of English and Comparative Literature.