2018 Convention Documents
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The 78th Annual CLA Convention is April 4-7, 2018 and will be hosted by DePaul University. The Convention Hotel is the Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza River North, 350 W. Mart Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60654. The CLA Convention Rate is $149/night through March 15, 2018, and you may book online (Convention Group Code: A8L) or by calling 312-836-5000. Register for the Convention and Reserve your hotel room TODAY!
2018 CLA Convention Program
CLA President’s 2018 Winter Mailing
Online 2018 Renewal and Convention Purchase
Paper 2018 Renewal and Convention Purchase
Interested in Being a Vendor at the 2018 CLA Convention? There are a limited number of COMPLIMENTARY Vendor Tables. Please read, complete, and submit our CLA VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM 2018 to be considered for one of these limited spots. These vendor tables are not for individual/author book sales. A separate opportunity will be provided for CLA Members to sell/display their books.
Online 2018 CLA Convention Submissions are Due October 15, 2017 – Deadline EXTENDED to October 25, 2017.
Submit proposals in the area of English Language/ Literature to
https://goo.gl/forms/vRpWRbRaOOkMLsmJ3 and address any questions to Dr. Sharon Lynette Jones, English Area Representative, [email protected]
Submit proposals in the area of World Languages/ Literature, to https://goo.gl/forms/iYyrw2BCNip4dxhX2 and address any questions to Dr. Matthew Pettway, World Languages Area Representative, [email protected]
Only the Special Sessions, i.e. those from the Standing CLA Committees and the Allied Organizations, will be submitted to https://goo.gl/forms/1K7oqiHud5Dzw0Rj1 with any questions addressed to Dr. Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, Vice President and Program Chair, [email protected]
If you have technical issues with our new electronic submission form, please contact our new CLA Public Relations Director, Dr. Jervette R. Ward, [email protected] See you in Chicago, April 4-7!!
Convention Summer Mailing
- Convention Poster
- Call for Papers Complete Description
- President’s Letter
- Vice President’s Letter
- Host Committee Chair’s Letter
- Updates from the CLAJ Editor
- Langston Hughes Society Luncheon
- First-Time Attendee Membership and Registration Fee Waivers
- Chicago Transit to Hotel Information
See archives of previous CLA conventions.
2017 Convention Documents
- Click here to download a hard copy of the registration form.
- Download conference poster
- Winter mailing at a glance
- President’s Letter
- Vice President’s Letter
- CLAJ Editor’s Letter
- CLA Public Relations announcement
- Host Committee letter
- LHS Flyer
- Registration form
- Members exhibit extra banquet tickets and vegetarian dinner
- Convention Program
- Call for proposals – English
- Call for proposals – Portuguese
- Call for proposals – French
- Call for proposals – German
- Call for proposals – Spanish
- First time attendee waiver fee
- Convention host letter, Dr. Mamadou Badiane
- Letter from CLA President, Dr. Clément Akassi
- Letter from CLA Vice President, Dr. Donna Harper
- A note from CLA Editor, Dr. Sandra G. Shannon
2016 Convention Documents
Call for AbstractsCall for papers (French)
First time attendee and registration form
2015 Convention Documents
2015 Call for Abstracts Poster
2015 Call for Abstracts (French)
2015 Call for Abstracts (Spanish)
Call for Application/Nomination for CLAJ Assistant Editor
Call for Application/Nomination for CLAJ Book Review Editor
2014 Convention Documents
2014 President’s LetterTour: Amistad Research Center
2013 Convention Documents
2013 conference program2013 Conference Packet
2012 Convention Documents
CLA Members’ Exhibit Information/ Extra tickets / Vegetarian Dinner