JASA
The Jane Austen Society of Australia Inc.
The Jane Austen Society of Australia is a member-based association founded in 1989 to bring together lovers and admirers of Jane Austen in this part of the world. We number academics and scholars amongst our members, but we are mostly enthusiastic amateurs who meet to discuss the genius of Austen and to explore the era that gave rise to her.
Although based in Sydney, we have members in all states of Australia and overseas, and we warmly welcome visitors to our events.
We produce regular publications, have a member’s library, and sell Austen-inspired items through our Regency Fair stall at meetings.
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Sydney meeting
Even my Mother Reads Fan Fiction
Gillian Brent
View the event calendar to see all upcoming JASA events, except for Regional meetings.
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Last night’s International Zoom Lecture had a little bit of everything—thought-provoking ideas, a real-life power outage (at 6.30am in England!), and a speaker who handled
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🎭 Final Days to Watch Lady Susan If you’ve been meaning to watch Creation Theatre’s Lady Susan, now is the time — the production is
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Calling all Jane Austen fans! Austen's epistolary novel, delivered to your inbox: 41 short films in 41 days. Creation Theatre are celebrating with a suitably quirky adaptation of her epistolary novel, Lady Susan, which you can access from anywhere in the world.
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Brisbane members and friends! Don't miss this opportunity to hear JASA's President, Susannah Fullerton, when she visits JASA Brisbane on Saturday 28 March 2026 at
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🙈 In honour of 'National Awkward Moments Day' on 18 March, in some parts of the world, we have to mention this blush-worthy moment that
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📜 On this day in Jane Austen’s life — 16 March 1816 Henry Austen’s banking venture collapsed, bringing sudden financial uncertainty to the Austen family.
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“To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love…” — Pride and Prejudice In Jane Austen’s world, dancing was far more
Dancing with Jane Austen: Choreographed Etiquette from Novel to Film in Sense and Sensibility
“To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley’s heart were entertained” (Austen 1813, 11) Last December marked the 250th anniversary of Jan…
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“There were twenty Dances & I danced them all, & without any fatigue.” — Jane Austen, letter to Cassandra Austen (1798) Jane Austen loved dancing.