Members: read the latest MLA Newsletter online for Paula Krebs’s column on how life members can invest in the humanities' future, an interview about the MLA Statement on Educational Technologies and AI Agents, insights from our recent workshop, and more. www.mla.org/Membership/M...

Here at #4C26 w awesome @modernlanguage.bsky.social colleagues! Chat w me about our Reading and Writing Pedagogy Institutes, summer professional development for chairs and program leaders, workshops and webinars and more! Find me and @jasonrhody.bsky.social around and at our session Saturday 8am. 🌞

We are excited to exhibit at #4C26! Stop by booth 106 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

Join us on 17 March for the first session in our latest virtual workshop series, Networking for Humanities Careers. Facilitators will share practical steps you can take to put your best narrative forward, make new contacts, and more. mla.org/Events/Workshop-Series/Networking-for-Humanities-Careers

We are delighted to exhibit again this year at @ERandL. Visit us at table 808 to learn more about the MLA International Bibliography's new video lesson plans and what’s new with MLA Handbook Plus. www.mla.org/Publications

Current or future MLA International Bibliography indexer? Apply for our fellowship and receive a $500 stipend! Don’t wait, the deadline is 1 April. Learn more: www.mla.org/Bibliography-Fellowships

Reminder: There's still time to submit a call for papers for #MLA27 in Los Angeles! Members can post a call for papers until 28 February, and you can view the calls through March. Learn more: www.mla.org/call-for-pap...

We're excited to be participating in this important effort! The MLA committee will be examining past reform efforts, finding out what works and where, and determining how best we can scale successful practices as well as what vital concerns still need to be addressed.

Thank you for contributing to the volume! And for the dog photo! 😄 PS Folks can save 20% off with code MLA20 (or 30% off as an MLA member): www.mla.org/Publications...

This volume will give instructors teaching a wide range of courses exciting ways of exploring Galdós's writing with their students. Use code MLA20 for 20% off or get 30% off as an MLA member: www.mla.org/Publications...

Updated with AI Guidance, this classroom guide helps students understand why digital literacy is a crucial skill for their education, future careers, and participation in democracy. Use code MLA20 for 20% off or get 30% off as an MLA member: www.mla.org/Publications...

View our new web page for resources for teaching about current events, supporting students during crisis, and information related to immigration issues. mla.org/Teaching-Crisis

In the new MLA Newsletter, @annamillsoer.bsky.social and @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social, members of the committee that drafted the MLA Statement on Educational Technologies and AI Agents, reflect on the importance of the statement and how to put it into action. news.mla.hcommons.org/2026/01/30/e...

ICYMI, #MLA26 hosted an undergraduate research poster session that included six students from Eastern Connecticut State University. Learn more about their experience presenting and attending sessions: www.easternct.edu/news/_storie...

Reminder: we’re hosting a free webinar, Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever, today, 27 January, at 2:00 p.m. EST. Join us as our panel considers what we gain from reading and teaching banned books and how we can respond to censorship. webinars.mla.org/webinar/why-...

Reminder: survey responses and essay proposals for our latest volume in development, Approaches to Teaching Melville’s Moby-Dick, second edition, are due one week from today, on 1 February. Learn more: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YHK8VJ8

#MLA26 registrants can find all the recordings of virtual sessions at mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...!

This volume showcases the value of science writing as a mode of cultural analysis, as an object of close reading, and as a foundation for justice-oriented pedagogies. Use code MLA20 for 20% off or get 30% off as an MLA member: www.mla.org/Publications...

Join us one week from today (27 Jan.) for a free webinar, Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever. Speakers will share lessons from considering frequently banned texts and strategies from the communities affected by—and resisting—book bans. webinars.mla.org/webinar/why-...

We were excited to catch up w/ an MLA Pathways grant winner from the U of Florida in the #MLA26 Innovation Room! The project—Comics and Community—is a workshop that helped transfer students visualize a future at UF and introduced them to the study of comics. More at news.ufl.edu/2025/07/comi...

Thanks for joining us in Toronto for the 2026 MLA convention! Join us at mla26.com in the coming weeks for on-demand sessions until March. See you in Los Angeles in 2027!

Swing by PubCentral today for your last chance to receive 50% off paperback titles! The exhibit hall closes at 1 p.m. #MLA26

We were thrilled to celebrate the winners of MLA prizes last night, including teacher Ben Wiebracht from Stanford Online High School and his students, who won the MLA Prize for a Scholarly Edition for their The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, by William Combe. 🎊 #MLA26

Want to submit your work to the MLA International Bibliography? Stop by PubCentral to speak with an editor. #MLA26 www.mla.org/Publications...

Interested in Handbook Plus for your institution? Visit PubCentral to chat with our sales manager and learn about getting access to handbook content and much more for your campus community. #MLA26 mlahandbookplus.org/pages/about

Plan ahead—renew your membership today and enjoy uninterrupted member discounts and services through the 2027 MLA convention in Los Angeles (7–10 January 2027)! Get the code at the membership desk to open the Renew tile in the MLA 2026 Game.

Coming up at 10:15 a.m. in MTCC 606, "The Humanities Funding Landscape": Leaders from major US humanities funders discuss the role of philanthropy in supporting the humanities in higher education today and the challenges they and we are facing. #MLA26 mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...

We're excited to announce the first winner of the #MLA26 game: Keith Anthis from Houston Community College! We'll be giving out more prizes today, so keep playing! mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...

Grab your badge and head to the exhibit hall in Hall E on Level 800 (9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. today and 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. tomorrow). The concession stand is open until 4:00 p.m. for refreshments, with events beginning at 10:15 a.m. Joining us online? Visit the online exhibit pages.

Looking to expand your syllabus? Come by PubCentral to browse our new and forthcoming titles. We’ll be at the booth from 9 to 6. #MLA26

Cheer on the award winners! The MLA Awards Ceremony (session 370) starts in 45 minutes (7:15 p.m., Concert Hall, Fairmont Royal York). Check out the prizewinning publications on display at the Publication Prize table in the MLA registration and welcome center. mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...

Starting now (1:45 p.m. in MTCC 718A): Undergraduate Research in the Humanities: A Poster Session for Students. Hear student researchers present their work and reflect on their own learning outcomes in this #MLA26 interactive poster session. mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...

Refuel in PubCentral with healthy snacks, coffee, and other nonalcoholic drinks Friday, 9 January, at 4:30 p.m.! #MLA26 mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...

Stop by the Los Angeles table (Level 600, across from MLA registration) for treats and to learn about where MLA 2027 will take place. Thinking ahead to 2027? Check out the calls for papers for developing sessions seeking submissions, or post a call for papers of your own.

The #MLA26 exhibit hall is open! Come by PubCentral to get 50% off new and forthcoming titles, including Manual MLA. www.mla.org/Publications...

Books, MLA café, and more! Make time to visit the exhibit hall beginning at 9:00 a.m. Connect with exhibitors, visit the concession stand, attend sessions, and meet friends. The exhibit hall is open Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Graduate students attending #MLA26: there's still time to join us for the Graduate Student Mixer in the Graduate Student Lounge (MTCC, room 603). Connect with fellow grad students and grab a cup of coffee. Going until 5 p.m.!

Game with us! Log into the online program or MLA 2026 app to play the convention game. Compete with other attendees and earn points by making connections, exploring Toronto, visiting the exhibit hall, and more. You may even win a prize!

Getting ready for #MLA26 #MLA2026 and have a book idea to pitch to the MLA books program? Schedule a meeting with the acquisition editors (i.e. me and my colleague James) to discuss your project. We'll be meeting via zoom, both during and after the convention. calendly.com/jaimecleland...

Commmunity college faculty and staff at #MLA26, come to the cash bar for you and for grad students who want to learn about CCs. mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...

Join us for a Welcome to #MLA26 refreshment break! Beginning now and while supplies last, come to the MLA registration and welcome center (Level 600, MTCC) for complimentary coffee and tea, courtesy of our SPN convention sponsors.

Learn how to build assignments and teach research using the MLA International Bibliography at this afternoon’s session: mla.confex.com/mla/2026/com... #MLA26

Visit the Professional Development Hub (Hall F, Level 800, MTCC) for a one-stop shop for all things professional development offered by the MLA. The Hub is open today until 5:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

If you’re joining us in Toronto and looking for refreshments, head to the 700 Level concession stand in the MTCC until 5:00 p.m. today, 8 January, for coffee, tea, pizza, sandwiches, and other items.

My colleague, Carolyn Fuqua, will be representing the Indicators at MLA. Join her today at "Navigating the Data Crisis: Finding Humanities Data to Advocate for Your Program or Institution." 3:30, 802B @modernlanguage.bsky.social #mla26

#MLA26 attendees: Remember to check out the online program for the most up-to-date information about convention sessions, including the just-in-time sessions, as well as floor plans for navigating the MTCC and Fairmont.

Welcome to MLA 2026! Joining us in Toronto? Head to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and grab a badge holder and Convention Guide at the registration and welcome center. Joining us online? Log in to mla26.com with your registration ID and enjoy the convention!

Want to pitch a book proposal? Meet in person at #MLA26 or virtually with our acquisition editors: calendly.com/jaimecleland...

Join us on 1/27 at 2 p.m. ET for a free webinar about what we gain from reading & teaching banned books and how we can respond to censorship. With @becalzada.bsky.social, Shireen Campbell, @samcohen.bsky.social, & Sonya Douglass—moderated by @paulakrebs.bsky.social. webinars.mla.org/webinar/why-...

We hope you'll join us for these important conversations at #MLA26! mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...