Jane Austen Society of North America, Southwest Region
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Remastered Pride and Prejudice Streaming on BritBox
In honor of the 25th anniversary of BBC’s Pride and Prejudice starring Academy Award winner Colin Firth, enjoy the newly remastered edition exclusively on BritBox premiering on September 25. BritBox is a streaming service from BBC Studios & ITV offering the...
AGM Registration Opens Sept. 1
Registration for JASNA's Annual General Meeting: A Virtual Event opens at 9 a.m. Pacific on Tuesday, Sept. 1! Cost is $89 per person, which includes 30 days of access to watch presentations. Registration closes on Oct. 1. You must be a JASNA member, but you can join...
Register Now for Sept. 26 Event
Registration is now open for our free Zoom event on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. with featured speaker Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club. Fowler will give a talk titled "Emma and Austen's Hidden Gothics." Fowler is the author of...
Register Now for Aug. 16 Meeting on the Juvenilia
Registration is now open for our next free Zoom event, to be held Sunday, August 16, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Pacific time. The West Los Angeles Reading Group is inviting JASNA members and friends to attend this regularly scheduled reading group meeting, featuring the...
Young Filmmakers Judges Announced
We are thrilled to announce the judges for our third annual Young Filmmakers Contest: Ashley Clements, star of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and a writer/producer, including an upcoming modern adaptation of Macbeth Laurie Viera Rigler, author of Confessions of a Jane...
Registration Open for FREE Zoom Presentation on July 25
Join JASNA Southwest for a free presentation and Q&A featuring author Natalie Jenner (The Jane Austen Society) on Saturday, July 25, 2020 from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Registration is open now! Natalie Jenner is the author of the new novel (released in May 2020) The...
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During these unprecedented times, we are working hard to remain connected while staying physically distanced. We would love to hear your perspective on what would make you feel comfortable to return to in-person gatherings like our regional meetings after health...
Vote for Your Favorite Austen Film Portrayals!
Last month, you told us your favorite Austen novel, heroine, hero and more. This month, in recognition of the landmark anniversary years for so many versions of Pride and Prejudice (1940, 1980, 1995 and 2005), we thought it would be fun to learn who plays your...
Your Austen Favorites
A big thank you goes to everyone who participated in last month's survey. We had a tremendous response and some wonderful comments! Special thanks go to those who found a couple of glaring omissions among the answer options (that's why the write-in vote was...
Upcoming Meetings
Your JASNA Southwest board is working hard on plans for region-wide virtual meetings while we take a hiatus in our in-person gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes the Festival of Books, which has been rescheduled for October. The Festival of Books is...