Jane Austen Society of North America, Southwest Region
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2021 Young Filmmakers Contest Winners Unveiled
Finalists in JASNA Southwest's fifth annual Young Filmmakers Contest were screened to a large group of enthusiasts at JASNA's Annual General Meeting in Chicago on October 16. Attendees were also given the opportunity to cast a ballot for their own favorite among the...
Registration Open for Janet Todd Event on Sept. 12
Registration is now open for our free Zoom event with Austen scholar and novelist Janet Todd, OBE, on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. Pacific time. The topic will be Jane Austen and Shelley in the Garden (also the title of Todd's new book). Todd will be interviewed by...
Video of Sonali Dev Event Available Online
Sonali Dev—author of Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors, Recipe for Persuasion and the newly released Incense and Sensibility—was the featured speaker at our Zoom event on July 17. The video is now available on the JASNA Southwest YouTube channel. She revealed that...
YFC Judges Panel Announced
We are thrilled to announce our incredible panel of judges for our fifth annual Young Filmmakers Contest! The fifth annual JASNA Southwest Young Filmmakers Contest drew a stellar panel of judges, who will be scoring the 5-minute-and-under entries from amateur...
Registration Is Now Open for Sonali Dev Event on July 17
Join us on Saturday, July 17, at 11 a.m. Pacific time for a free Zoom event featuring author Sonali Dev. Registration is now open! Dev is the author of Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors and Recipe for Persuasion. The latest in her series of Austen-inspired stories...
Costume Design Event Video Now Live
If you missed the June 19 conversation between legendary costume designers Deborah Nadoolman Landis, PhD, and Ellen Mirojnick—or want to revisit the talk or share it with a friend—the video is now live on the JASNA Southwest YouTube channel. Landis, founding director...
The Theatrical Jane Austen Video Now Available
If you missed Prof. Melinda Finberg's talk on "The Theatrical Jane Austen," you can watch it now on the JASNA Southwest YouTube channel. The presentation explored Austen's early exposure to theatre, what theatre was like in Regency England, what Austen would have seen...
Young Filmmakers Contest Featured in Jane Austen’s Regency World
JASNA Southwest's Young Filmmakers Contest is featured in the new issue of Jane Austen's Regency World magazine. Read the story now!
‘Treasures Afoot’ Video Available Now
If you missed Kimberly Alexander's wonderful April 24, 2021, talk on "18th Century Shoes and Their Secret Stories," or want to revisit the presentation or share it with a friend, the video is now live on the JASNA Southwest YouTube channel. The chat is also available....
Registration Open for The Theatrical Jane Austen
Registration is now open for "The Theatrical Jane Austen," with Prof. Melinda Finberg of the USC School of Dramatic Arts. The free Zoom event will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021, at 11 a.m. Pacific time. Her illustrated talk will explore Austen's early exposure to...