Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Annual Jane Austen Student Essay Contest

Jane Austen Society of North America or JASNA with support from the Sonia Raiziss Giop Charitable Foundation announces the commencement of it's annual student Essay Contest for this year. The topic for the 2009 Essay contest revolves around the concept of sibling.

Siblings abound in Jane Austen’s novels. Some siblings act as foils to each other; others are in competition; still others are mutually supportive and encouraging. Examine the importance of siblings in one or two Austen novels. Discuss how they function in the novel and how they embody larger themes. You may focus on one sibling relationship or you may compare relationships, either within a novel or between two novels.


The contest is open to students world-wide (high school, college/university, and event post graduates). Participants need not to be a member of JASNA but must be enrolled during the contest year. Entries must be e-mailed or postmarked by May 1, 2009. Students interested in the life and works of Jane Austen are encouraged to join.

To learn more about the mechanics on submission.

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