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JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA FIRST ANNUAL LITERARY COMPETITION 1988 Topic: Discuss what can be learned from
the dialogues between Emma and Harriet in the novel Emma. PRIZES FIRST PRIZE: $750* RUNNERS-UP: 3 PRIZES OF $250 EACH * The judges reserve the right not to award first prize if no superior
essay is submitted. RULES 1. The original, personal essay should offer
insight into Jane Austen’s artistry, ideas, and values and should not be
primarily a research paper. 2. The essay should be 1,500 to 2,000 words and
must be typed (double-spaced). The
title page should include the student’s name, address, phone number, college or
university, and year in school. 3. Participation is limited to undergraduate students enrolled full- or part-time in a college or university. 4. Essays must be postmarked by March 29, 1988
(Emma was completed on that date in 1815). The contest judges will make their final decisions by August 1,
1988. Winners will be announced in
October 1988 at the Annual General Meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North
America. Entries will not be returned. 5. Entries should be sent to:
Mary Gaither Marshall JASNA Annual Literary Competition Lombard, Illinois |