Convention Paper Specifications

For sessions that will be following the traditional discussion format, ALL papers should be postmarked by AUGUST 30. (Sessions following the oral delivery format should NOT send their papers to M/MLA.) We will begin filling paper orders in September. The discussion format cannot work if a session's attendees do not have the papers to read in advance. Therefore, it is important that we have your paper on time in order to make it available to all interested convention registrants.

Papers should:

Be a maximum of eight single-spaced pages (including title pages, notes, and works-cited pages)

Be on 8 1/2" by 11" paper

Have at least a one-inch top margin on the first page

Be fastened with a paper clip, not stapled

Be sent by surface mail (papers should not be faxed, sent in the body of an e-mail, e-mailed as an attachment, or submitted on a diskette)

To cover additional copying costs, please include a check for $5 per page over the eight-page limit. Papers over eight pages will not be reproduced and distributed until this fee has been received.

Papers can be mailed to:

M/MLA
302 EPB
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1408

If you have any questions about the paper specifications, please e-mail us at mmla@uiowa.edu.