Membership
JASNA membership is open to everyone interested in the life and works of Jane Austen.
JASNA members receive
- A subscription to the society's newsletter, JASNA News, published three times a year, which carries book reviews, news from JASNA regions, and feature articles;
- Persuasions, JASNA's annual journal, a preeminent source for Austen studies, with essays from the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and scholarly articles;
- An invitation to attend the AGM, a three-day conference with an Austen theme held each autumn in a different North American city, featuring speakers, entertainment, tours, banquet, and Regency ball;
- The opportunity to join one of the more than 60 JASNA regional groups in the United States and Canada, which host lectures, book discussions, teas, and a celebration of Austen's birthday, December 16;
- Participation in members-only tours to England, organized and led by professionals with special access to Austen sites.
To join JASNA, please print and mail the Membership Form.
Membership categories and dues schedule (please note the applicable currency for each geographic area):
|
Type of membership |
U.S.A. |
Canada |
International* |
|
Student annual (full-time) |
US$18 |
Cdn$23 |
US$30 |
|
Individual annual |
US$30 |
Cdn$38 |
US$40 |
|
Family annual** |
US$45 |
Cdn$56 |
US$50 |
|
Sustaining annual*** |
US$60 |
Cdn$75 |
US$70 |
|
Individual life |
US$350 |
Cdn$500 |
US$400 |
|
Family life** |
US$500 |
Cdn$700 |
US$575 |
* International dues apply to members whose address is not in the USA or Canada.
** Family membership: 2 persons at the same address, each of whom is a member;
the household receives one subscription to JASNA News and Persuasions.
*** Sustaining membership: same benefits as Individual membership; the extra
dues are a contribution to JASNA, for which a tax receipt will be provided.
USA and International dues are payable in US dollars; Canadian dues are payable in Canadian dollars. Payment can only be made via check or money order. We regret that JASNA cannot accept credit card payments. The membership year begins September 1 and ends August 31. Members joining between July 1 and August 31 receive the summer issue of JASNA News and are otherwise enrolled for the following full membership year.
JASNA's Membership Secretaries are volunteers. A New Member Welcome Packet is usually mailed four to six weeks after receipt of the membership form and dues check. For further questions on membership, please call 1-800-836-3911 or email the US/International Membership Secretary, Bobbie Gay, hettyb@comcast.net or the Canadian Membership Secretary, Nancy Stokes, members-canada@jasna.org
"It's a very select Society, an' you've got to be a Janeite in your
'eart . . . . You take it from me, there's no one to touch Jane when
you're in a tight place."
"
The Janeites,"
by Rudyard Kipling