Readers and Writers Week

The Meighen Forum brings together celebrated literary scholars, authors and artists to lead conversations on plays of this season.

On Jane Austen and Lucy Maud Montgomery

Join us for an enlightening discussion hosted by acclaimed Canadian author Jane Urquhart that explores the creative journeys of two iconic authors: Jane Austen and Lucy Maud Montgomery. Despite being born nearly a century apart, these trailblazing writers share striking parallels in their lives and works—both women defying societal norms by prioritizing their literary careers over traditional paths.

Whether a longtime admirer of Austen’s keen social commentary, as found in Sense and Sensibility, or enthralled with the easy to relate characters in Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, this discussion promises to illuminate the remarkable connections between these two literary pioneers.