How to Book Candice Hern for an Event

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Candice Hern takes speaking bookings directly through her website, and her site states she is currently booking events for 2026 and 2027. If you are a librarian, teacher, museum programmer, book group host, writers group organizer, or Jane Austen society planner, the starting point is the booking information page linked from her site, followed by contacting her to discuss dates. Her next listed appearance is Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Mahtomedi, MN, a Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen event — a useful reference for the kind of in-person booking she accepts.

What Candice Hern offers

Her presentations center on the late 18th and early 19th centuries, drawn from her own collections of Georgian and Regency antiques. The site lists a series called In the Time of Jane Austen, and you can book a single presentation, two, or the entire series:

  • Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen (described on the site as everyone's favorite)
  • Brisé Fans: An Essential Accessory in the Time of Jane Austen
  • Love and Death: Sentimental Jewelry in the Time of Jane Austen
  • Shades, Shadows, and Profiles: Silhouettes in the Time of Jane Austen
  • What a Lady Carried in Her Reticule in the Time of Jane Austen
  • Mourning Practices in the Time of Jane Austen
  • Ladies' Magazines in the Time of Jane Austen
  • Valentines in the Time of Jane Austen

She has presented to libraries, book groups, writers groups, women's clubs, college classes, museums, and many Jane Austen organizations, and the site notes she speaks at both in-person and virtual events.

How to book: the steps

  1. Go to the booking information page. The site directs event organizers to "Learn about booking an event here," which is the entry point for the process.
  2. Review the presentation list and decide whether you want one talk or a multi-part series.
  3. Contact Candice directly through the contact option provided on the site to inquire about availability.
  4. Request 2026 or 2027 dates. The site explicitly invites contact to book an event for either year, so lead time matters if you have a fixed date in mind.
  5. Confirm the format — in-person or virtual — when you make contact, since both are offered.

What to have ready before you write

  • Your preferred date or date range, and a backup
  • Whether the event is in person or virtual
  • Which presentation (or how many) you want
  • Your audience type — library, class, club, museum, or society
  • Any budget or honorarium questions, which are not addressed on the page and are best raised directly

Common snags

  • Assuming a date is open. The only publicly listed event is October 24, 2026, in Mahtomedi, MN. Everything else requires a direct inquiry.
  • Booking late for 2026. Since the site is already promoting 2026–2027 bookings, earlier contact gives you more choice.
  • Overlooking the series option. If your group meets regularly, a multi-part series may suit you better than a single talk.
  • Missing the virtual option. If travel to Minnesota is not possible for your group, ask about a virtual presentation.

For anything not covered here — fees, travel range, exact availability — use the contact route on the site, since those details are handled individually rather than posted publicly.