Susannah Fullerton, President JASA, will be joining us at our next meeting on Saturday 28 March 2026 at 1pm. The meeting will be at our usual venue, St Columb’s, 23 Victoria Street, Clayfield.

Susannah’s illustrated talk will look at the importance of food, cooking food, offering food, giving food and eating (or not eating) food in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ which is the novel most filled with food detail. With ‘Emma’ being our focus novel of 2026, this talk will certainly enhance our understanding and appreciation of the novel as we get closer to our Study Afternoon on 6 June.

Susannah Fullerton OAM FRSN is a literary historian and author. She has been president of the Jane Austen Society of Australia, the largest literary society in Australia, for 30 years. Susannah initiated the setting up of our Brisbane group in 2002 and has since supported our group by visiting Brisbane and giving lectures and by also encouraging overseas lecturers to do the same.

Susannah runs literary tours in England and Europe, produces a literary newsletter ‘Notes from a Book Addict’ and gives video talks. She has published many articles and books, most notably about Jane Austen’s work.