Northeast Modern Language Association - NeMLA

Good morning, starting day three - NeMLA going strong!

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The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 90th anniversary ceremony was held last night at the Maltz Performing Arts Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This year's winners are Jonathan D. S. Schroeder, Janice N. Harrington, Danzy Senna, Tessa Hulls, and Yusef Komunyakaa. Many of their acceptance speeches drew attention to our nation's fraught historical moment and the importance of literature and of continuing the struggle for equality and against injustice. Past winners in attendance included the reclusive Paul Beatty among other literary luminaries. Events continue on Saturday, featuring poetry readings by Adrian Matijka and Ilya Kaminsky, and conversations between Danzy Senna & Deesha Philyaw and Tessa Hulls & Maxine Hong Kingston.

The 90th Anniversary Celebration Saturday's AWBA events start at the Martin L. King, Jr. Branch of the Cleveland Public Library with an opening keynote and complimentary refreshments, followed by a series of rich conversations and readings featuring past AWBA winners and jurors—leading writers who have fundamentally shaped how we...

NeMLA 2026 paper abstract submission deadline is September 30. https://cfplist.com/nemla/Home/CFP
Choose from over 430 sessions that are in-person, remote, and hybrid. Filter the list by subject area, keyword, and modality.
Encourage your colleagues and graduate students to submit abstracts.
The convention will take place March 5–8, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Wyndham Grand Hotel Downtown.
Plenaries by Cherríe Moraga and Simon Han, with more special events and guest speakers to be unveiled in the coming months.
More information at https://www.nemla.org/convention.html and in our Summer Newsletter. 😄