MMLA Membership and Registration

Participation in the Midwest Modern Language Association's Convention requires current MMLA membership and conference registration. Membership dues and registration fees are distinct items that must be purchased separately and in sequence.

MMLA Membership

Membership dues entitle members to access online the current and archived issues of the Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, submit articles and book reviews for publication consideration, and apply for fellowships and awards that are supported by the MMLA.

If you have had an active membership with the MMLA previously, you will need to renew your membership prior to the convention (but no earlier than July 01). To check if your membership has lapsed or is current, please log into your member account.

To become a new member of the MMLA, you must fill out the online membership form and pay your annual dues after July 01, which are determined by one's member category—fees are fixed for Institutions, Departments, and Graduate Students but tied to annual salaries for other Individuals like faculty and administrators.

Membership Types:

• Institutional (such as libraries)
• Departmental (such as English or Modern Languages)
• Individual (from graduate students to faculty and administrators)

Annual Membership Fees: 

Please Note:

• Membership in the MMLA is for the fiscal year (beginning July 01 and ending June 30 the following year). Persons who join or renew their membership are enrolled as members only for the fiscal year in which they join/renew. For this reason, those interested in attending the MMLA Convention in November must wait until July 01 to become a new member or to renew their MMLA membership so that membership is in place (and thus active) when the annual meeting occurs.

• MMLA memberships are free for undergraduate students. Those who are enrolled at an institution and interested in joining or renewing should contact the MMLA office at [email protected] to request assistance.

• If an individual is a member of the Modern Language Association (MLA), their MLA membership is not a substitute for their MMLA membership. The MLA and MMLA are separate organizations with separate memberships and expenses. 

• The MMLA provides Departmental Memberships that waive the membership fee for all of that department's adjunct faculty and graduate students. To see if your department has an active membership with the MMLA, please view our Member Departments page.

Registering for the Convention

Registration fees cover the costs associated with running the convention, such as A/V equipment, technicians, and Wi-Fi, as well as food and beverage services. Only current members of the MMLA may register for the convention. 

The non-refundable registration fees are as follows:

• Regular Member Registration: Full-time faculty and staff, administrators, school teachers, and librarians
• Special Member Registration: Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, part-time faculty and staff, as well as independent, unemployed, or retired members