Are you interested in incorporating Jane Austen into your curriculum? JASNA New York Metro wants to help!
What is the Jane Austen Book Box?
The Book Box is a new JASNA grant program, designed to encourage the love of literature and Jane Austen, and to help get the next generation as enraptured with the written word as we are! Local educators of all kinds who want to teach a unit about Austen are invited to submit their proposals. If selected, we’ll pay for the books — including a copy for each student to take home and keep in their personal library.
Our partners at Jane Austen Books have curated a list of Austen-related titles for all ages, including annotated editions, translations, adaptations, retellings, and graphic novels, and more.
Who is eligible?
Schools, libraries, after-school programs, and other youth-focused community groups in the New York City metropolitan area — including Long Island, Westchester, and northern New Jersey. Book Boxes are not available for individuals or for-profit organizations, and they are not intended for resale. If you are located outside of this region, you may want to consider applying to the JASNA national Book Box Program.
What happens after you finish your unit on Jane Austen?
When you have completed your unit, Book Box recipients must submit a report on the outcome of the project or program. And make sure you allow your participants to take their books home!
How do I know if I’ve been approved?
Applications for the 2024 grant cycle opened on September 1, 2024 and will close on December 1, 2024. The JASNA New York Metro Book Box Committee reviews applications on a rolling basis. If your application is approved, you will receive a coupon code that will allow you to place an order through Jane Austen Books. The cost of the books will be deducted in the checkout process.
Please apply at least six weeks in advance of when you would like the books to arrive. The availability of a particular book and shipping times may vary.
How do I apply?
If you have additional questions, please email JASNA-NYM Book Box Committee co-chairs Tabrizia Jones and Elise Pallay at janebookboxnyc@gmail.com.
“Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.”
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