It wouldn't be fair to neglect someone as important and dear to us as Jane Austen on her birthday. She was born on 16th December 1775, it’ll be 235 years next week. We owe so many immensely pleasant moments to her that we decided she deserved a great B-day celebration. My Jane Austen Book Club and other bloggers and Austen dedicated writers are going to have a blog party in her honour. You are all invited to join us on our “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE!” event on Thursday December 16th. Who will be there? Where is the party going on?
1. Adriana Zardini at Jane Austen Sociedade do Brasil
2. Laurel Ann at Austenprose
3. Vic Sanborn at Jane Austen's World
4. Katherine Cox at November's Autumn
5. Karen Wasylowski at Karen Wasylowski
6. Laurie Viera Rigler at Jane Austen Addict Blog Jane Austen Addict
7. Lynn Shepherd at her blog Lynn Shepherd
8. Jane Greensmith at Reading, Writing, Working, Playing
9. Me! Jane Odiwe at Jane Austen Sequels
10. Alexa Adams at First Impressions First Impressions
11. Regina Jeffers at her blog Regina Jeffers
12. Cindy Jones at First Draft
13. Janet Mullany at Risky Regencies
14. Maria Grazia at My Jane Austen Book Club
You’ll find Happy Birthday posts and tributes to Jane Austen on all these blogs on December 16th with the HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE logo created by Adriana Zardini (JASBRA) just for the occasion. Lovely, isn’t it? Visit all the blogs on December 16th and leave your comments + e-mail address to have lots of chances to win one of the wonderful gifts we are giving away:
Books - 1 signed copy of…
1. Willoughby’s Return by Jane Odiwe
2. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
3. Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
4. Murder at Mansfield Park by Lynn Shepherd
5. Intimations of Austen by Jane Greensmith
6. Darcy's Passions: Fitzwilliam Darcy's Story by Regina Jeffers
7. First Impressions. A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice by Alexa Adams
8. Jane and the Damned by Janet Mullany
9. Bespelling Jane Austen by Janet Mullany
Other gifts:
1. Austen bag offered by Karen Wasylowski
2. DVD Pride & Prejudice 2005 offered by Regina Jeffers
3. Package of Bingley's Tea. (flavour "Marianne's Wild Abandon" ) offered by Cindy Jones
4. DVD Jane Austen in Manhattan offered by Maria Grazia
5. 3 issues of Jane Austen Regency World offered by Maria Grazia
Giveaways will end on the 23rd. Winners will be announced on My Jane Austen Book Club.