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Calling all students! 

JASNA is gearing up to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in 2025 with special events and activities, and we’re starting early with a special offer for students!

For the remainder of 2024 through 2025, we are excited to offer free one-year JASNA Student Memberships to the next generation of Austen fans and scholars. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to join our community. Keep up to date with the latest on Jane Austen and her works and connect with others in your area and beyond who share your admiration for this beloved and influential author.

Click here for more information about student memberships!

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For full participation in our Northern California Region, please join our nationwide parent organization, The Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA). JASNA members receive subscriptions to the national newsletter, JASNA News, as well as to the Society’s well-respected, annual scholarly journal, Persuasions. National membership also entitles you to register for the Annual General Meeting (AGM), a delightful, three-day celebration of Jane’s writings, surroundings, life and times, hosted in a different city every year. In 2022, the AGM will be in  Victoria, BC. For more information on the national organization, please visit JASNA.

In 2018, JASNA began sharing a portion of its member dues with the regions. In return, the regions are asked to cease charging regional dues, as this led to confusion and great disappointment when people tried to register for the AGM. The regions are permitted to accept donations, which will help us continue our events. Most of our meetings are free and open to the public — the December gala is an exception, when we have food service and relax in Regency gentility.

To stay in touch with JASNA NorCal, please sign up for our electronic newsletter.

You can help JASNA NorCal in our scheduling of future events with a donation. Use the handy PayPal link in the sidebar. Thank you for your support!