LibGuides: Literature &amp; Writing: Publishing & Presenting

Guides & Tips

A Graduate Student's Guide to Publishing Scholarly Journal Articles This article introduces graduate students to the three-step process of article publication-from seminar paper, to conference paper, to article submission and revision-and points out the advantages and disadvantages of various publishing options, such as collaborating with a professor or another graduate student.
Starting to Publish Academic Research as a Doctoral Student This article presents some opinions, views and advice that graduate students might consider in order to assess and improve their success as new scholars.
Tips for Publishing in Graduate School One skill that can be critical to the success of a graduate student is the ability to publish. This article collected tips from experienced faculty who have guided students successfully into the publishing world. If getting published is one of your goals, these bits of advice will give you some insight on how to reach it.
Art of the Conference Paper From Inside Higher Ed, Alessandro Angelini explains how grad students can impress when they present at academic meetings.
Presenting Conference Papers and Posters in the Humanities This paper is intended to describe the process of presenting research at conferences and provide useful advice for developing quality presentation materials. Although primarily directed at the new researcher, experienced scholars will also find some useful tips for improving their presentations. Be sure and check out the annotated list of online resources at the bottom of the page.
Ten tips for presenting a conference paper Advice from a guide prepared by two academics will help you to impress a conference audience.
Tips for presenting, chairing, and discussing at conferences Presenting papers, and serving as a chair or discussant at a conference is often nerve-racking, especially early on in an academic career. Any of these three roles are excellent ways to begin the process of building a reputation as a good colleague and an intelligent scholar. And that is the main goal here - to begin building your reputation and your career.
Writing Conference Papers A helpful handout from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, that outlines strategies for writing and presenting papers for academic conferences.

Associations

African American Literature and Culture Society The African American Literature and Culture Society (AALCS) initiates and encourages critical dialogue, scholarly publications, conferences, programs, and projects devoted to the study of the African American Literature and Culture.
American Comparative Literature Association The American Comparative Literature Association, founded in 1960, is the principal learned society in the United States for scholars whose work involves several literatures and cultures as well as the premises of cross-cultural literary study itself.
American Literature Association A coalition of societies devoted to the study of American authors.
Circle for Asian American Literary Studies The Circle for Asian American Literary Studies is a loosely knit body of students, instructors, and scholars of Asian American literature. A sponsoring society of the American Literature Association, the Circle provides an arena for students, teachers, and scholars to engage in discussions of and share concerns about the study and teaching of Asian American authors and texts.
MELUS: Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States Founded in 1973, MELUS endeavors to expand the definition of new, more broadly conceived US literature through the study and teaching of Latino, Native American, African American, Asian and Pacific American, and ethnically specific Euro-American literary works, their authors, and their cultural contexts.
Modern Humanities Research Association The Modern Humanities Research Association encourages and promotes advanced study and research in the field of the modern humanities, especially modern European languages and literature, including English, and also cinema. It aims to break down the barriers between scholars working in different disciplines and to maintain the unity of humanistic scholarship.
Modern Language Association Founded in 1883 by teachers and scholars, the MLA promotes the study and teaching of language and literature.
Northeast Modern Language Association The Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) is a scholarly organization for professionals in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and other modern languages. Most members are professors and students at colleges and universities from New England, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and eastern Canada.
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association The individuals who comprise the PCA/ACA are a group of scholars and enthusiasts who study popular culture. The PCA/ACA offers a venue to come together and share ideas and interests about the field or about a particular subject within the field. It also provides publication opportunities and sponsors the PCA/ACA Endowment.
Society for the Study of American Women Writers The Society for the Study of American Women Writers (SSAWW) was established in 2000 to promote and advance the study of American women writers through research, teaching, and publication. It is the goal of the Society to strengthen relations among persons and institutions both in the United States and internationally who are undertaking such studies, and to broaden knowledge widely among the general public about American women writers.