{"id":131057,"date":"2022-09-09T09:14:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=131057"},"modified":"2022-09-12T09:43:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T13:43:45","slug":"english-student-wins-first-prize-in-international-essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/english-student-wins-first-prize-in-international-essay-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"English Student Wins First Prize in International Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

As summer turns to fall, most UCF students are rushing to get their textbooks, parking permits and class schedules in order. But this semester, English literature major<\/a> Emily Aycrigg is packing her bags with 17th-century attire for a conference in Victoria, Canada, where she will meet hundreds of Jane Austen fans from around the continent.<\/p>\n

Aycrigg has won first place in the undergraduate division of the 2022 Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) Annual Essay Contest for her paper, \u201cThe Old Well-Established Grievance: Generational Conflict in Austen\u2019s Sense and Sensibility<\/em>\u201d out of more than 200 papers submitted. She has been awarded a check for $1,000, a Norton Critical Edition of every Jane Austen novel and a free invitation to JASNA\u2019s annual general body meeting. There, she will discuss Austen\u2019s work with fellow \u201cJaneites\u201d while attending presentations, banquets and even a regency-era ball.<\/p>\n