Celebrating the Life and the Legacy

If you're a member of JASNA, you are welcome to attend our meetings and events. If you aren't a member, we invite you to attend a few meetings to meet us before you join. Membership in the Jane Austen Society of North America entitles you to become a member of the Southern Arizona Region. Details on how to join JASNA are available on the JASNA Membership Page.

Southern Arizona Region members receive email notices of upcoming events as well as last-minute changes. Non-members who sign up to receive email from us will also receive meeting information.

March 14-15, 2026

Tucson Festival of Books

9:30 am-5:30 pm
U of A Mall, Booth 183
Visit our booth to "talk Jane" with local members and learn more about the Jane Austen Society of North America and the Southern Arizona Region.

April 2026

Jane Austen: Material Girl

Paula Byrne in conversation with Hilary Davidson

Novelist and biographer Paula Byrne (The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things) and fashion historian Hilary Davidson (Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion and Jane Austen’s Wardrobe.) have both written extensively on the way Austen moved through and interacted with the world, and how and what she observed when she did. In this lively and entertaining session recorded at JASNA's annual conference in October 2025, they share their insights on what things meant to Austen, how she used them, and what we can learn from them.

May 2026

Persuasion Book Discussion and Character "Guess Who"

August 2026

Mask Decorating

JASNA's 2026 Annual General Meeting will be held in Tucson October 29-November 1—complete with a masquerade ball Saturday evening. Help us prepare for the ball!

September 2026

Jane Austen Short Film Festival

Join us for a screening of past winning entries in JASNA's Young Filmmakers Contest. The annual competition is open to amateur filmmakers up to the page of 30. The winning entries, which are short films of 5 minutes or less, have included animated films, documentaries, modernizations, and tributes to Jane Austen’s genius.

October 29-November 1, 2026

2026 JASNA Annual General Meeting—Jane Austen's Bath Novels: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion

JW Marriott Starr Pass

JASNA's annual member conference will be held in Tucson this year, focusing on the novels that represent the “bookends” of Jane Austen’s career—her first sale and her final completed manuscript. Learn more on JASNA's AGM website and join us for four days of all things Austen!

November 2026

Virtual Presentation: To Dream of Pemberley

Janet Todd—novelist, biographer, literary critic, and scholar—explores the enduring fascination with Mr. Darcy’s famous home.

December 2026

Annual Birthday Tea: Celebrate Jane Austen's Birthday with Us!

Join us as we celebrate Jane Austen's birthday with an afternoon of tea, fun, and friends.

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