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 70 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, renew your membership, or give a gift membership, you can either:
- print and mail the Membership Form with your check or money order or
- submit membership information and payment using PayPal (available for U.S. and International memberships only; not available for Canadian memberships). If you don’t already have a PayPal account, you will be able to open one after you click on the PayPal link and complete the JASNA membership form. PayPal transactions are processed in U.S. dollars.
As indicated on the Membership Form, contributions may be made to JASNA and JASNA-sponsored projects in England.
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$18 |
US$30 |
Individual annual |
US$30 |
Cdn$30 |
US$40 |
Family annual** |
US$45 |
Cdn$45 |
US$50 |
Sustaining annual*** |
US$60 |
Cdn$60 |
US$70 |
Individual life |
US$350 |
Cdn$500 |
US$400 |
Convert to Family life**** |
US$150 |
Cdn$200 |
US$175 |
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.
**** A Life Member may convert to Family Life by adding another person at the same address.
USA and International dues are payable in US dollars; Canadian dues are payable in Canadian dollars.
The membership year begins September 1 and ends August 31. Members who join before June 1 will receive the current year’s edition of Persuasions as well as any back issues of JASNA News that might have been missed, as long as supplies last. Members who join between June 1 and August 31 will receive the summer issue of JASNA News but will otherwise be enrolled for the following full membership year that starts September 1.
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. For further questions on membership, please call 1-800-836-3911 or e-mail the US/International Membership Secretary, Carole Stokes, carolestokes@cableone.net or the Canadian Membership Secretary, Nancy Stokes, naristo@rogers.com
"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