JASNA essay contest
The Jane Austen Society of North America is also sponsoring a contest (as I believe they do most years). From the website:
To foster the study and appreciation of Jane Austen, JASNA conducts an annual student Essay Contest, with support generously provided by the Sonia Raiziss Giop Charitable Foundation.
Students interested in the life and works of Jane Austen are encouraged to enter. The Essay Contest is open to students world-wide at the high school, college/university, and post-graduate levels of study. Entrants do not need to be members of JASNA. Students must be enrolled full-time or part-time in coursework during one or more semesters/quarters of the contest year. Home-schooled students at the high school level are also eligible. Part-time is defined for the college/university level as a minimum of six credit hours and for the post-graduate level as a minimum of three credit hours.
Entries must be mailed by May 15, 2011.
The First Place winner receives:
- One year’s membership in JASNA for both the winner and his or her mentor
- Free registration and two nights’ lodging for JASNA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Forth Worth, Texas or $250 [Note: AGM prize does not include transportation to Fort Worth.]
- Recognition at the AGM and on the JASNA web site
- Publication of the winning essay on JASNA’s web site
- One of Jane Austen’s novels
Click here for more information and rules.