Caroline Jane Knight, founder and chair of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation, shares the family ancestors the Austens discovered when they moved to Chawton.
Monica Kauffman, manager of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation team of Literacy Mentors, shares her exciting first trip to Jane Austen Regency Week and Jane Austen’s England.
In this issue, Monica Fairview discusses how JAFF challenges readers' perceptions of different characters, even those who may be considered villains, and in doing so, gives readers a chance to discover something new.
In this issue, Melanie Rachel explores the authorial tradition of fanfiction and how the Austen inspired universe provides fertile ground for writers to expand her beloved stories.
Mark Brownlow discusses his first experience with Austen's variety of hilarious secondary characters and how those characters provide inspiration for a new generation of writers.
The award-winning drama series MASTERPIECE on PBS has aired numerous Austen adaptations in the U.S. Consider how you might use these films to support your literacy work.
Meredith Esparza from Austeneque Reviews shares her love of Austen inspired works and a guide to the ever-growing array of quality literature inspired by Jane.
As Christmas draws near, we bring you entertainment from our community. Featuring special guest, Dr. Daniel Widdowson, discussing his production of Sense & Sensibility with only eight actors and a door!
As the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation funds our fifth Anganwadi early leanring centre in Delhi to participate in the Worldreader Read to Kids program, our Founder and Chair, Caroline Jane Knight, shares her visit to India to see the literacy program in action.
Our Founder & Chair, Caroline Jane Knight, reflects on a childhood spent in her grandmother’s tearoom at Chawton House, and her passion for cooking Austen family recipes today.
Jane Austen’s books have comforted many. In this issue Natalie Jenner, Foundation ambassador and international best selling author of The Jane Austen Society, asks ‘Why Jane?’
Julia B. Grantham on the new silhouette of Jane Austen by celebrity silhouette artist, Charles Burns, and what Jane’s family said about her prettiness.
A fascinating look at medical men in Jane Austen’s writing by Dr Hilary Aitken, Retired NHS Consultant, Committee Member and Speaker, The Jane Austen Society Scottish Branch.
As we launch our 2021 Writing Competition, our 2020 winner Cathryn Goddard shares her inspiration and the delights of having her story recorded as an audiobook and published worldwide.
