Proposing a Special Session

CHICAGO 2014

Thank you for your interest in proposing a special session for the 2014 MLA Annual Convention in Chicago. The deadline to submit a proposal was 1 April 2013.

VANCOUVER 2015

Special-session proposal forms for the 2015 convention will be available after the 2014 convention. Session organizers who wish to post a call for papers will be able to do so beginning in August.

Important Proposal Information

• Completed proposals must be submitted on the proposal form by 1 April.
• Only current MLA members may propose a special session.
• MLA members may propose only one special session per convention.
• Audiovisual equipment requests must be included on the proposal form.
• Special-session proposals may not be combined with other sessions or jointly submitted.
• Session participants must be MLA members (or have their membership waived) by 7 April.
• No more than two participants (including the session leader and respondent) may be from the same institution unless the institution is a key aspect of the session.
• Proposals are reviewed by the Program Committee in May; session organizers are notified of the committee’s decision by early June.

The above is only a partial list of proposal instructions. We strongly recommend that you review the links below before beginning your proposal.

Proposal Form Examples

Useful Information for Session Proposers