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The May issue of PMLA is now online! The issue features pieces on the character Falstaff, the writing of Phillis Wheatley, Mao Zedong’s poetry, and more, as well as a cluster of essays reflecting on a 1983 Marxist theory conference. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

MLA members: Voting is now open in the 2025 elections for second vice president, Executive Council, and the Delegate Assembly. Read the candidate statements and cast your vote by 10 December: apps.mla.org/ballot_main

We look forward to engaging with language educators at booth 939, where you can learn more about our new Spanish edition of the MLA Handbook, Manual MLA, and much more! #ACTFL25 www.mla.org/Publications...

We are excited to exhibit at #NCTE25! Stop by booth 715 to learn about our MLA style teaching resources—including a student guide to AI Literacy—and grab a copy of our new core elements poster! style.mla.org

Team UP in Politics & Current Events, University Press Week 2025, featuring 3 book covers: -Social Justice in Action: Models for Campus and Community -We Were Promised: How an Appalachian Grandmother Fought a Corporate Giant -The Civility Book: A Guide to Building Bridges across the Political Divide

#TeamUP & #ReadUP in politics & current events with works from @modernlanguage.bsky.social, @kentuckypress.bsky.social, Wayne State University Press & University of Rochester Press @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social (not pictured). Part of the University Press Week Gallery: https://bit.ly/4oEqupv

Did you know that MLA style is now on Instagram? Follow @mlahandbook for tips on citations, grammar, and more, including instructional reels like this one on how to format song lyrics: www.instagram.com/reel/DQZvcq1...

Approaches to Teaching the Works of Margaret Atwood cover

The essays in this volume offer approaches to teaching Atwood’s writing in a variety of genres, including speculative fiction, historical fiction, poetry, and adaptations of classic literary works. Use code MLA20 for 20% off or get 30% off as an MLA member: www.mla.org/Publications...

MLA Annual Convention 2026:Finding Community and Strategies for Higher Ed

If you haven't been to a recent convention, learn more about what #MLA26 has to offer: in addition to hundreds of panels on research, there are tons of sessions about strategies for the current moment. Join your with your community in January. narratives.insidehighered.com/mla-annual-c...

We are hosting a vendor session this afternoon at #chsconf2025! Learn more about the MLA International Bibliography and teaching resources in the AI era at our vendor showcase on 4 Nov. at 3:30 p.m. in Salon 2 of the Gaillard Center.

"The instructional mission cannot be fulfilled in the absence of faculty expertise, and this expertise extends . . . to the infrastructures and environments . . . in which learning happens." Thanks to the task force for drafting this important and timely statement! www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

2026 Convention Registration ⓘ Preconvention workshops will take place 8 January.

Registration for #MLA26 in Toronto is now open for everyone! Register and explore the online program, featuring nearly 700 sessions, today. app2.mla.org/prereg/regis...

Deadline is Saturday! Help subsidize your #MLA26 attendance by applying for an MLA convention grant.

Teaching Literary Maximalism This volume in the MLA’s Options for Teaching series seeks essays describing innovative approaches to teaching big, ambitious texts: books that present a higher level of difficulty and are often—but...

Do you have experience teaching maximalist literary works? Teaching Literary Maximalism, the latest volume in development in our Options for Teaching series, seeks essays describing innovative approaches to teaching ambitious texts. Submit a proposal: www.mla.org/Publications...

We're excited that the MLA's archives have found such a perfect home! Thanks to @jhu.edu for ensuring these historic materials about the profession will be preserved and made available to researchers.

In addition to hundreds of sessions on research, #MLA26 will have tons of sessions devoted to the state of the profession, to guidance about teaching, to strategies for writing, and to career support. Find out more about our professional development offerings: www.mla.org/Events/2026-...

Assistance for Convention Attendance and Member Dues The MLA offers dues aid to scholars who are permanent residents of soft-currency or developing nations and assistance for convention attendance to graduate students, non-tenure-track faculty members,...

Reminder: Grants to defray the cost of attending #MLA26 are available for many members, including graduate students and non-tenure-track faculty members. Learn more and apply by 1 November:
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MLA Professional Development Webinars The MLA offers professional development programming throughout the year to support members and those working in languages, literatures, and the humanities. Additional free virtual programming can be...

Reminder: we’re hosting a free webinar tomorrow! Register for AI in the French Higher Ed Classroom to discover strategies for redesigning writing classes to enhance critical thinking, using AI to design pedagogical materials, building chatbots, and more. www.mla.org/Events/Webin...

MLA Pathways Step Grants Step grants of up to $10,000 to support faculty members or teams developing ways to improve the recruitment, retention, or career readiness of undergraduate students.

Reminder: applications for our MLA Pathways step grants are due one week from today, on 29 October. Apply today to get support for developing ways to improve the recruitment, retention, or career readiness of undergrads. Learn more:

Today is the last day to take advantage of early registration rates for #MLA26! Members can register now, and nonmembers can join to get the best rates. Join us in Toronto or online and get strategies, resources, and community to help you navigate the current moment. www.mla.org/Events/2026-...

Ramón Saldívar

We're delighted to announce that Ramón Saldívar will receive the 11th MLA Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement. A renowned scholar of Chicano and Chicana studies and narrative form, Saldívar will accept the award at the #MLA26 Awards Ceremony in Toronto.
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2026 Convention Registration ⓘ Preconvention workshops will take place 8 January.

You have one more week to take advantage of early registration rates for #MLA26! Members can register now, and nonmembers who would like to save can join the MLA when they register. app2.mla.org/prereg/regis...

We hope to see you at #MLA26! The online program is live, registration is open, and more information is available at www.mla.org/Events/2026-....

Teaching Literature and Writing in Prisons cover

Congratulations to the editors of Teaching Literature and Writing in Prisons for winning the Teaching Literature Book Award!
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MLA Newsletter Read the Newsletter for Paula Krebs’s column on making the value of humanities education clear to students, an interview about teaching AI literacy, key takeaways from our MLA Strategy Sessions, and more.

Members: The latest MLA Newsletter is now available online! Read Paula Krebs’s column on making the value of humanities education clear to students, an interview about teaching AI literacy, key takeaways from our MLA Strategy Sessions, and more.
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PMLA

Make sure to read the newest issue of PMLA, featuring pieces on Thoreau, Chaucer, Ottoman literature, and more, as well as a cluster of essays on Eduardo Cadava and Sara Nadal-Melsió’s book Politically Red. Access it now online: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How to Plan Strategically When There’s No Time to Plan: An MLA... Even in the normal course of business, it can be hard to find time for strategic planning. In times of uncertainty, with added pressures, it can be even harder. This virtual workshop series is intended...

Register now for our workshop series, How to Plan Strategically When There’s No Time to Plan, and learn how to plan strategically by identifying shared values, responding to challenges with workable solutions, and operating from a position of strength. www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...

2026 Convention Registration ⓘ Preconvention workshops will take place 8 January.

Registration for #MLA26 in Toronto is open! Members can take advantage of early registration rates for the convention from now until 22 October. Nonmembers who would like to save can join the MLA when they register. app2.mla.org/prereg/regis...

MLA Professional Development Webinars The MLA offers professional development programming throughout the year to support members and those working in languages, literatures, and the humanities. Additional free virtual programming can be...

Join us on 28 October for our latest free webinar, AI in the French Higher Ed Classroom. Panelists will discuss how generative AI is transforming language learning in higher education, with a focus on the French and Francophone studies classroom.
www.mla.org/Events/Webin...

Deadline for @modernlanguage.bsky.social Pathways Step Grants is Oct 29! Looking to improve the recruitment, retention, or career readiness of undergraduate humanities students? Reach out with questions and please share!

www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...

The deadline to suggest a new editor for PMLA has been extended until 6 October. Learn more about the qualities of an ideal candidate and how to submit someone for consideration. news.mla.hcommons.org/2025/06/30/s...