Membership and Registration

Membership runs from January 1 to December 31.

Membership gives you the ability to:

• submit session proposals to the annual convention
• chair an accepted session
• present at the convention
• participate in the CV Clinic
• apply for grants, awards, and fellowships

Membership is not required to submit abstract proposals, but if your abstract is accepted, then you will need to join NeMLA in order to register and present at the convention.

Early Registration: opens 15 October and closes on 9 December.
15% early registration discount code: EARLYBIRD

Regular Registration: 10 December until 22 January.

Registration refunds (minus a $20 service fee) will be honored before the program goes into print, typically 6 weeks or so before the convention. Membership fees are nonrefundable.

Becoming a member of NeMLA means becoming part of a community of scholars engaged in cutting-edge academic conversation. If that's not enough, here are 12 more benefits of joining the NeMLA family!

NeMLA sponsors several  awards and fellowships to promote new scholarship in modern languages, including:

• Two Annual  Book Awards (scholarly and creative)
• Four  Essay Awards
• Summer Research Fellowship
• Travel Awards to our annual  convention

Members have the opportunity of attending our  Special Events in the different areas of scholarship showcased and sponsored at NeMLA: invited speakers, fiction and poetry readings, film screenings, music, and more!

• Thursday Opening Address
• Friday Keynote
• Saturday Area Special Events (usually six or seven)

Each year, the Board plans several interactive professionalization  workshops with people in relevant fields (such as acquisitions editors of university presses, journal editors, and grant-writing officers) on issues such as:

• book and article publication
• promotion and tenure
• writing grant proposals
• negotiating the job market

The  Job Clinic is sponsored by the  Graduate Student Caucus, and graduate students, contingent and early-career faculty seeking employment meet one-on-one with a senior scholar to discuss CV and job application strategies.

The  Women's and Gender Studies Mentorship Program is run by the  Women’s and Gender Studies Caucus and is an interdisciplinary mentoring program which pairs senior faculty mentors with junior faculty and doctoral students.

Members of the association can submit essays and book reviews to NeMLA's 3 peer-reviewed journals:

• Modern Language Studies  (NeMLA  Essay Award winners receive automatic consideration for publication by MLS, subject to the journal’s double-blind review)
  
• The Journal of Media Art Study and Theory (MAST)
• NeMLA's Italian Studies (NIS)
  

Book Award winners receive assistance from NeMLA with contacting presses about publication of their manuscripts, at the winner’s discretion.

With attendees from all over the world, NeMLA has a large group of long-time members who like to return again and again to the friendliest regional conference we know. Attend one of our many receptions to mingle and meet new people. Or join a caucus:

• CAITY Caucus
• Graduate Student Caucus
• Women's and Gender Studies Caucus
• The Diversity Caucus

Take advantage of  MLS’s broad readership and NeMLA’s large annual convention membership to announce your new book:

• MLS offers a special advertising rate to members with books completed during the last year or about to appear.
• If you are an author, please bring flyers promoting your recent book to the Annual Convention to display in our Exhibit Hall. Please make sure your flyer lists the time and place of your session so attendees can meet you in person!
• We are especially proud of the anthologies and essay collections that originated in NeMLA sessions, and we would like to list your  book on our website.

Individuals attending the annual convention can take advantage of the special rates we negotiate with the hotel and airlines. Please see the Convention page or the summer newsletter for more information.

Members may also apply for one of our Travel Awards, depending on eligibility.

The  Women's and Gender Studies Caucus hosts the  Women's and Gender Studies Mentorship Program breakfast for its mentors, mentees, and caucus members.

We host a free Sunday  Membership Brunch, which allows all members to converse and network.

Meet our aspiring young scholars and find out about their latest interests and research at NeMLA's Undergraduate Forum, an annual convention event.

NeMLA members may volunteer to serve on the  Board of the organization and become part of the decision-making process while adding to your administrative experience. Nominations for most  open positions are due August 15, with elections completed by February.

NeMLA is a regional convention that attracts scholars from around the world. This convention allows members to see new cities throughout the northeastern United States, with  previous conventions held in Baltimore, Boston, Montreal, and Toronto.