JASNA Annual Student Essay Contest
Introduction:
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 topic for essay Contest are:
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.
For More Details:
Email Address: lynn.sherick@gmail.com
Website: http://www.jasna.org/essaycontest/index.html
Rules:
The Submissions (http://www.jasna.org/essaycontest/submission.html) page includes important rules about format and submission of essays and a link to the official Essay Contest entry form.
Eligibility:
The Essay Contest is open to students world-wide at the high school, college/university, and post-graduate levels of study. Entrants must be enrolled at least part-time in coursework during one or more semesters/quarters of the contest year.
Deadline for Submission of Essays: 05/01/09
Organized by: The Jane Austen Society of North America
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