Northeast Modern Language Association

Convention information here

Submissions for NeMLA occur in two stages

Stage 1: Session Proposals (due May 15)

Session proposal deadline is May 15, 2025. Please review the session types before submitting your session proposal. When thinking about a session proposal and drafting the description, your goal is to find a sweet spot between too narrow (nobody will submit anything) and too broad (there’s not enough specificity or direction for people to craft a paper around your topic). Reviewing the session topics from the past few years is helpful, too. Log into the portal to submit a session proposal. Submitters will be notified of decisions by June 15.

Stage 2: Session Chairs post calls for papers (June 15 – Sept. 30)

Once your session proposal is vetted and approved, you may issue a call for individual paper abstracts. Guidance on how to serve as a session chair and how to issue the call for papers will be provided in late May or early June. Individual paper submissions will open June 15 and close September 30.

 

Membership in NeMLA

As a NeMLA member, you may propose a session for the 2026 convention in Pittsburgh, PA. (You are an active member if you purchased a 2025 calendar year membership or if you presented or chaired a session at the 2025 convention in Philadelphia.)

Membership Expired? Renew your membership today to receive access to Modern Language Studies, be eligible for grants and awards, and propose sessions for the convention.

 

Webinar on how to write a session proposal

We are offering a free webinar workshop on writing session proposals. Date: May 2, 2025. Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST. Register online.

• Learn about the four session types used at NeMLA’s conference
• Learn how to write a good session proposal
• Break into small groups for Q&A with NeMLA Area Directors
• Get help with your own session proposal draft