Home
About Us
Connecting Through Literacy
Our Work
Our Community
Resources for Schools
Writing Competition Entry 2025
Pride and Possibilities
Bookplate Shop
Our Team
Inspired By Jane
Donate Now

Jane Austen Literacy Foundation

Home
About Us
Connecting Through Literacy
Our Work
Our Community
Resources for Schools
Writing Competition Entry 2025
Pride and Possibilities
Bookplate Shop
Our Team
Inspired By Jane
Donate Now
Caroline Knight
May 2, 2025

Issue 122: Austen Sisters

Caroline Knight
May 2, 2025
Issue 122: Austen Sisters

With an interview from the writer of Miss Austen, we explore sisterhood in Jane’s own novels.

Comment
Caroline Knight
March 31, 2025

Issue 121: Celebrating 250 Years of Jane Austen by Fostering the Next Generation of Readers

Caroline Knight
March 31, 2025
Issue 121: Celebrating 250 Years of Jane Austen by Fostering the Next Generation of Readers

Launching a special campaign to honour Jane Austen’s enduring legacy in 2025 by nurturing a love of reading in children.

Comment
Caroline Knight
February 28, 2025

Issue 120: Jane Austen Improvised

Caroline Knight
February 28, 2025
Issue 120: Jane Austen Improvised

‘Jane Austen Improvised’ director, Jessica Pratt takes us behind the scenes of improvised theatre and the preparations for this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, including a fundraising performance for the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation. 

Comment
Caroline Knight
February 3, 2025

Issue 119: The Benefits of Being a Great Walker

Caroline Knight
February 3, 2025
Issue 119: The Benefits of Being a Great Walker

Author Jessie Lewis discusses Jane’s love of walking and her own plans to complete a 50km walk around Bath to raise money for literacy projects.

Comment
Caroline Knight
December 13, 2024

Issue 118: Celebrating 250 years of Jane Austen in 2025

Caroline Knight
December 13, 2024
Issue 118: Celebrating 250 years of Jane Austen in 2025

Our founder and chair Caroline Jane Knight announces the Foundation’s celebrations throughout 2025, commemorating 250 years of Jane Austen

2 Comments
Caroline Knight
November 30, 2024

Issue 117: Ah! There is nothing like staying at Chawton 'Great' House

Caroline Knight
November 30, 2024
Issue 117: Ah! There is nothing like staying at Chawton 'Great' House

Erna Arnesen, Kathleen Madden, and Jeanne Talbot share the delights of staying at Chawton House for nine glorious days.

Comment
Caroline Knight
October 30, 2024

Issue 116: Celebrating 10 years of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation

Caroline Knight
October 30, 2024
Issue 116: Celebrating 10 years of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation

Our founder & chair, Caroline Jane Knight, takes a trip down memory lane and reflects on 10 years of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation, from inception to the global literacy organisation it is today.

Comment
Caroline Knight
September 30, 2024

Issue 115: An Educated Woman

Caroline Knight
September 30, 2024
Issue 115: An Educated Woman

Meghan Ferrara on the importance of education and literacy that defines Jane's writing.

1 Comment
Sophie Spruce
August 31, 2024

Issue 114: My Two Penn'orth for Alton

Sophie Spruce
August 31, 2024
Issue 114: My Two Penn'orth for Alton

Foundation Ambassador Julia B. Grantham recounts the delights that await you in Hampshire.

Comment
Sophie Spruce
July 31, 2024

Issue 113: Jane's Most Interesting and Unexpected Acquaintances

Sophie Spruce
July 31, 2024
Issue 113: Jane's Most Interesting and Unexpected Acquaintances

Foundation Ambassador Hazel Mills details some of the most unique people Austen met.

Comment
Sophie Spruce
June 30, 2024

Issue 112: The Truth Behind "Chick Lit"

Sophie Spruce
June 30, 2024
Issue 112: The Truth Behind "Chick Lit"

Pride and Possibilities editor Sophie Spruce discusses the tough stuff behind the romance.

Comment
Sophie Spruce
May 30, 2024

Issue 111: An Exploration of Regency Letter Writing

Sophie Spruce
May 30, 2024
Issue 111: An Exploration of Regency Letter Writing

Editor Sophie Spruce interviews Barbara Heller and Eleanor Rust about letter writing in the Regency Period.

Comment
Sophie Spruce
April 29, 2024

Issue 110: Flirting and Playfulness in Jane Austen: The House Play as a Form of Courtship

Sophie Spruce
April 29, 2024
Issue 110: Flirting and Playfulness in Jane Austen: The House Play as a Form of Courtship

Professor Lindsey Surratt explores flirting and the house play as a form of courtship in Mansfield Park.

Comment
Sophie Spruce
March 31, 2024

Issue 109: The Legacy of an Austen Collector

Sophie Spruce
March 31, 2024
Issue 109: The Legacy of an Austen Collector

Our founder Caroline Jane Knight shares details of an extraordinary gift and the life of Maureen Bathgate, an Austen bookworm and book collector.

Comment
Sophie Spruce
February 13, 2024

Issue 108: Bewitched—Love Tokens in the Georgian Era

Sophie Spruce
February 13, 2024
Issue 108: Bewitched—Love Tokens in the Georgian Era

For the month of February, we have a special Valentine’s Day Edition of Pride and Possibilities. Jane Austen Fan Fiction writer Heather Moll discusses jewelry that was popular during the Georgian era as well as pieces that would have been trendy during Jane Austen’s life.

Comment
Caroline Knight
December 14, 2023

Issue 107: Jane Austen Literacy Foundation in 2023

Caroline Knight
December 14, 2023
Issue 107: Jane Austen Literacy Foundation in 2023

Founder and Chair, Caroline Jane Knight reflects on an exciting year at the Foundation.

2 Comments
Sophie Spruce
November 23, 2023

Issue 106: "Among So Many Readers...As We Have In Chawton"

Sophie Spruce
November 23, 2023
Issue 106: "Among So Many Readers...As We Have In Chawton"

This month, Emily Barnett talks about the influence of Chawton House (childhood home of our founder & chair), and Jane Austen on her final embroidery project for her Master’s degree.

Comment
Sophie Spruce
October 26, 2023

Issue 105: What Happened To Romance?

Sophie Spruce
October 26, 2023
Issue 105: What Happened To Romance?

In this month’s issue, Alexandra Jorgenson discusses Regency courtship in comparison to modern-day online dating.

Comment
Sophie Spruce
September 28, 2023

Issue 104: A Vision of Jane

Sophie Spruce
September 28, 2023
Issue 104: A Vision of Jane

In this issue, author Riley Joyce discusses Jane Austen’s profound impact on his life.

3 Comments
Sophie Spruce
August 31, 2023

Issue 103: Ever So Quietly—Romanticism in Persuasion

Sophie Spruce
August 31, 2023
Issue 103: Ever So Quietly—Romanticism in Persuasion

In this issue, Foundation volunteer Delicia Johnson explores Anne Elliot as a Romantic character.

1 Comment
Older Posts
 

JOIN OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY

SUBSCRIBE NOW

We respect your privacy.

Thank you! You have successfully subscribed to the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation.

FOLLOW US

Back to Top
Contact Us
Jane's Legacy
Caroline's Story
Sanditon Season 2
Privacy Policy
Acknowledgements
Jane Austen Literacy Foundation, P.O. Box 4108, McKinnon, Victoria, 3204, Australia
 
static1.squarespace-3.png
 

© Jane Austen Literacy Foundation 2016. All Rights Reserved.