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.
2011 Essay Contest
The 2011 Essay Contest topic aligns with the JASNA Annual General Meeting theme, “Jane Austen: 200 Years of Sense and Sensibility” in Forth Worth:
In Sense and Sensibility, consider Marianne’s and Elinor’s conversation (Vol 1, Ch 17):
“What have wealth or grandeur to do with happiness?”
“Grandeur has but little,” said Elinor, “but wealth has much to do with it.”
How are wealth and happiness related in Sense and Sensibility?
The Submissions page includes important rules about format and submission of essays and a link to the official Essay Contest entry form. Entries must be e-mailed by May 15, 2011.
Essay Contest Prizes
JASNA awards three prizes in each of three categories: High School, College/University, and Post-Graduate. (JASNA does not offer scholarships.)
First Place
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
Second Place
One year’s membership in JASNA for both the winner and his or her mentor
Recognition at the AGM and on the JASNA web site
One of Jane Austen’s novels
Third Place
One year’s membership in JASNA for both the winner and his or her mentor
Recognition at the AGM and on the JASNA web site
One of Jane Austen’s novels
Please review the Essay Contest FAQs. If you still have questions, contact Eric Nye at nye@uwyo.edu. You must use “JASNA Essay Contest” in your subject line.
For an application: http://www.jasna.org/essaycontest/index.html
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