Jane Austen Society of Australia
Writing Competition
Read the winning
entries here!
JASA writing competitions are open to JASA members
only.
2011
no competition
2010
As a journalist for the social pages of a
weekend newspaper, you attend a Regency dinner
party including any six characters from Jane
Austen’s novels. Write your column for the
social pages including the details and conversation
of the dinner party ...’
1st prize – Fashionable Design at London Dinner Party by Barbara O’Rourke
2nd prize – An Evening at Rosings Park by Marjorie Jones
2009
Start a short story, essay, travel article,
poem, diary entry, time-travel fantasy or
some other form of writing
with the words: ‘Upon entering Chawton
Cottage
...’
1st Prize ~ A story by Sibylle Burkart
2008
no competition
2007
This year, instead of holding a writing competition
(because last year’s attracted such a very
tiny number of responses), JASA decided to
hold a poll to find out members’ reading
tastes. It was felt this would be something
that every JASA member could enter and contribute
to. So we asked you to send us your list
of Top Ten Novels published between 1800
and 1900. You might like to tick off the
number of books in the list to see how well
read you really are.
2006
Jane Austen’s Characters Look for Work
1st prize ~ Miss Anne Steele writes to Mrs John
Knightley seeking the position of governess in her household.` by
Shirley Byrne
2nd prize ~ Mrs Norris writes to Lady Catherine
de Bourgh ~ by Nadia Cameron Byrne
3rd prize ~ Mrs Norris writes to Lady
Catherine de Bourgh ~ by Marjorie Jones
2005
A letter from a Jane Austen character in the colony of NSW
1st prize ~ Miss
Bates writes to Emma
2nd prize ~ Lydia Wickham writes to Kitty Bennet
3rd prize ~ Sir Walter Elliot wites to Lady Russel
2003
A piece of light verse OR a limerick which has some
connection with Jane Austen or her novels.
2002
A book review by a Jane Austen character of another
Austen book
1st prize ~ A review of Mansfield Park by John
Thorpe (Northanger
Abbey)
by Marjorie Jones
2001
A short story, with a Jane Austen theme
1st Prize ~ A Personal Collection
by Ruth
Williamson
2000
Dear Diary ... a diary entry for one of Jane Austen’s characters which
has something to do with proposals or engagements.
1st Prize ~ Charlotte Lucas on Mr Collins
by
Jeanette Woods
1999
Limerick Competition: There was a young lady named Jane...
Limerick competition winners
by Christene Evans and Pamela Whalan
1999
An obituary for a character from any Jane Austen novel
1st Prize ~ An Obituary – prepared by the Late
Rev William Collins, of Hunsford, Kent, anticipating the death of his cousin, Mr George
Arthur Bennet, of Longbourn in Hertfordshire
by Coral Joyce
1998
A defence of a Jane Austen character
1st Prize ~ Miss Bingley is Vexed
by Rebecca-Anne Do Rozario
1997
A description of a social gathering in a Jane Austen
novel, by one of the characters who was at the event.
1st Prize ~ Mrs Elton writes to her sister, Mrs
Suckling
by Julia Ermert
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9 January 2012
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