MLA CONVENTION GUIDE

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1 MLA CONVENTION GUIDE Modern Language Association of America 4 7 January 2018 Convention Locations Both hotels back entrances are across 5rd Street from each other. New York Hilton Midtown (Hilton) Convention sessions Exhibit hall and MLA PubCentral MLA Career Center MLA registration and welcome center Graduate student lounge Members lounge Press office Sheraton New York Times Square (Sheraton) Convention sessions Quiet room Members lounge Friends of Bill W. Convention Daily The Convention Daily prints special notices, changes in schedule, and brief reports on convention activities and appears Thursday, Friday, and Saturday during the convention. Copies are available free at the MLA registration and welcome center and other locations; the 4 January issue will appear on the MLA Web site before the convention. MLA Convention App Download the 8 app to create your own convention schedule and have easy access to session information, maps, and other convention details. Program Online A searchable program for the convention is available online (mla.confex.com/mla/2018/meetingapp.cgi). MLA Advocacy Tables Take a few minutes between sessions to write a postcard to Congress and urge its members to support humanities education. The MLA s new advocacy site, the MLA Action Network (action.mla.org), will be sponsoring three advocacy tables (Hilton, Promenade, second and third floors; Sheraton, second floor). Craft your own message or send a preprinted postcard. Graduate Student Volunteer Program Keep an eye out for graduate student volunteers, who are serving as welcome ambassadors for the convention. They re available to help you locate meeting rooms, provide session information, and answer questions about local attractions and restaurants. Paving the Way The MLA s Paving the Way campaign aims to support early career development, address academic workforce issues, and promote public advocacy for the humanities. Contributions to this campaign fund travel grants, internships, political lobbying, and new projects like the MLA Action Network and regional career workshops. Show your support by making a donation today at outreach.mla.org/paving-the-way/. Remember to wear your badge. FULL-ACCESS @MLANews, for updates throughout the convention, and tweet sessions using #mla18 and the session hashtag (e.g., #s441). Wi-Fi Access The MLA is providing free wireless Internet access in the meeting rooms and public areas of the Hilton and Sheraton. Follow these instructions to connect (connectivity is not guaranteed): Hilton. Select Hilton Meeting Room Wifi, then open any Internet browser and wait for splash page. Enter the access code MLA2018. The code is case-sensitive. Sheraton. Select Sheraton Meeting Wi-Fi and enter the code MLA2018. What to Do in a Weather or Other Emergency If weather or an emergency in New York City should delay or otherwise affect the scheduling of convention sessions, full information on such changes will be posted on the MLA Web site ( If a local or personal emergency should cause you to have to delay or cancel your attendance at the convention, you should contact your hotel and airline carrier as early as possible. Requests for registration refunds must be postmarked by 5 January. Visit Registration-and-Hotels for more information. If you are scheduled to speak or participate in a session, please notify the session organizer, who should write to updates2018@mla.org to update the session listing. contents MLA PubCentral 2 Policies 2 MLA Registration and Welcome Center On-Site Resources 4 MLA Career Center 4 Exhibits 4 Event Highlights 5 Professional Development 5 6 Governance 6 Emergencies Convention 6 maps New York Hilton Midtown 7 8 Sheraton New York Times Square 9 10 Hotels 11 Exhibit Area 12

2 MLA PUBCENTRAL About MLA PubCentral Hilton, Rhinelander Gallery, second floor 5 and 6 January: 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7 January: 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Visit MLA PubCentral for everything related to MLA publications. Shop for MLA products at the booth, explore the MLA International Bibliography and update your ORCID profile with BibLink, update your MLA Commons profile and learn about Humanities Commons and the Commons Open Repository Exchange POLICIES Audio- and Videotaping at Sessions Neither audiotaping nor videotaping of sessions is normally permitted. Occasional exceptions may be made for members of the media taping short segments designed to convey the convention atmosphere. Such arrangements must be made through the press office and require the consent of all speakers at a session. When taping is approved, a representative of the media staff will accompany the reporter and crew. The session organizer will announce to the audience that audio- or videotaping will take place during a part of the session. Only background taping is allowed, not the taping of an entire session. Requests to film the convention as part of a creative or documentary project must have been submitted to the Executive Council by 1 October. Badges Badges are required for admission to convention sessions, the exhibit hall, and the MLA Career Center. Badge holders are available at the MLA registration and welcome center in the Hilton. Lost badges can be replaced for $20. Canceling Sessions MLA sessions should only be canceled if nearly all the participants are unable to attend the convention. In such a situation, please write to updates@mla.org immediately so that convention attendees can be informed of the cancellation. Organizers should also inform all the session participants of the cancellation. (CORE), and browse the winners of the MLA s publication prizes all in one central location. Everyone is welcome to stop by and spin our prize wheel at the MLA Bibliography table to win free gifts! All MLA titles ordered at the exhibit booth will be discounted 0% and have free shipping available to domestic addresses. Stop by for a wine reception on 5 January at 4:0 p.m. to celebrate the MLA s new titles released in Check the Convention Daily Twitter feed for updated information. Fragrance The Committee on Disability Issues in the Profession reminds attendees that refraining from using scented products will help ensure the comfort of everyone at the convention. Guest Passes to Sessions All MLA members and members of the profession that the MLA serves are required to register in order to participate in or attend sessions. A convention speaker may obtain a pass for a guest who has no professional interest in language or literature to hear a presentation by that speaker at a single session. The speaker must request the pass at the MLA registration and welcome center on the day of the session, before the center closes. Passes may not be requested by guests of speakers or by MLA members who have not registered for the convention. Guest Passes to the Exhibit Hall MLA convention registrants may obtain free passes to the exhibit hall for guests they accompany in the hall. Persons who are not registered for the convention and who are not accompanied by registrants may purchase a one-day pass to the exhibit hall for $10. These passes are available at the exhibitor information booth (Hilton, Promenade, second floor). Identification You may need to have a government-issued photo ID when you check in to your hotel. Security personnel may ask to see a hotel room key or that you be accompanied by a hotel guest with a room key, especially between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The MLA s Policies against Discrimination and Harassment The MLA is committed to hosting a convention that is inclusive and welcoming for all. With that goal in mind, we want to highlight the MLA s policies against discrimination and harassment, and we urge employers to take every possible step to create a comfortable and equitable environment for job candidates. The MLA prohibits discrimination in employment, including discrimination in the form of harassment, against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Sexual harassment (such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature) is a specific type of discriminatory harassment and is prohibited. The MLA has policies in place to ensure that any violations involving MLA employees will be handled in an appropriate manner. If you believe you have been subjected to unlawful discrimination by an MLA employee, please contact Arlene Barnard, Terrence Callaghan, Daniel Connor, or Angela Gibson. The MLA reminds participants in the convention that federal law prohibits discrimination in employment, including discrimination in the form of harassment, against any person. Please ensure that all individuals in your organization who are Patience the Lion outside of the New York Public Library. Photograph in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. 2 FULL-ACCESS

3 participating in the MLA s convention as your representatives are made aware of and understand that they must comply with applicable law. The MLA s Statement on Professional Ethics As a community valuing free inquiry, we must be able to rely on the integrity and the good judgment of our members. For this reason, we should not exploit or discriminate against others on grounds such as race, ethnicity, national origin, religious creed, age, gender, sexual preference, or disability; sexually harass students, colleagues, or staff members; use language that is prejudicial or gratuitously derogatory; make capricious or arbitrary decisions affecting working conditions, professional status, or academic freedom; misuse confidential information; plagiarize the work of others; practice deceit or fraud on the academic community or the public. Reading in Absentia To encourage discussion and dialogue among panelists and attendees at convention sessions, reading in absentia (whether by Skype, videoconferencing, audio delivery, or presentation by surrogates) is not normally permitted. Presenters who are unable to attend the convention because of unforeseen emergencies may circulate their papers in advance through private or public groups on MLA Commons or upload them to CORE, the MLA s open-access repository. Smoking Smoking is prohibited in most public places in New York City. ON-SITE RESOURCES Business Centers Hilton, Business Center, second floor, open 4 5 January, 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m., and 6 7 January, 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Sheraton, FedEx Office Business Center, lobby level, open 24-7 for print and copy services. Childcare MLA members who are registered for the convention and use childcare services provided by one of the convention hotels or another service are eligible for reimbursement. The MLA has funds available to reimburse up to $400 each to registered members who use childcare services during convention hours. If more MLA REGISTRATION AND WELCOME CENTER About the MLA Registration and Welcome Center Hilton, Promenade, second floor 4 January: 8:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 5 and 6 January: 8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7 January: 8:00 11:00 a.m. Visit the registration and welcome center for badge pickup, on-site registration, guest passes and other convention-related materials, and answers to general questions about the convention and the association. Disabilities, Facilities and Services for Persons with The MLA is committed to making arrangements that allow all members of the association to participate in the convention. Desks for Attendees with Disabilities (ADAdesk@mla.org) Hilton, Promenade, second floor Sheraton, lobby level, across from the 5rd Street entrance These desks will be staffed with personnel who can provide assistance to convention attendees with disabilities, including making arrangements for accessible transportation. All-Access Restrooms Single-occupant, wheelchair-accessible restrooms are available in the Hilton (lobby level, near the guest check-in desks) and in the Sheraton (second and third floors). requests are received than can be reimbursed with available funds, preference will be given to graduate students and members in lower-income categories. Members should submit a request for reimbursement, along with supporting documentation such as a receipt from a childcare service, no later than 27 January 2018 to Karin Bagnall, Head of Convention Programs, Modern Language Association, 85 Broad Street, suite 500, New York, NY Lactation Rooms Space is available in the Hilton ( H, level) and in the Sheraton (Turtle Bay, lower level) during meeting hours. Service Animals There is a designated pet relief area at the Hilton s 54th Street exit, near the luggage check. The nearest green area is Central Park, located five blocks north of the Hilton and Sheraton. Housing Desk Near the MLA registration and welcome center (Hilton, Promenade, second floor) Convention registrants who need assistance with their hotel arrangements may go to the housing desk, where a representative of CMR, the MLA housing service, will be available to help. Membership Desk MLA registration and welcome center (Hilton, Promenade, second floor) Print Copies of the Program A limited quantity of copies of the Program will be available for purchase for $0 at the registration and welcome center. Chicago Information Near the MLA registration and welcome center (Hilton, Promenade, second floor) Learn more about visiting Chicago for the 2019 convention. Friends of Bill W. Suite 1 in the Sheraton (fifth floor) is set aside for the Friends of Bill W. throughout convention hours. Meetings will be held 5 January, 7:00 8:15 p.m.; 6 January, 11:00 a.m. 12:0 p.m. and 7:00 8:15 p.m.; and 7 January, 7:0 8:20 a.m. Headquarters Offices Hilton, Green Room, fourth floor Sheraton, Bryant Park, lower level Session organizers are asked to refer questions about meeting rooms or meeting facilities to the headquarters offices, not to the venue management. FULL-ACCESS

4 Internet Access by Hotel Guests Guests who booked their rooms through the MLA housing service will receive free Internet access by following these instructions. Guests may have to accept an access charge temporarily, but it will be deleted before checkout if they booked their rooms through the MLA. Guests who booked with the hotel directly will have to pay the access fee. New York Hilton Midtown Connect to HHonors. Wait for the Hilton splash page, then click I have a coupon / promotion code. Enter MLA2018 as the code (case-sensitive). Sheraton New York Times Square Connect to Sheraton Guest Room and accept the Basic offer, which includes a fee that will be removed before checkout. New York Marriott Marquis Connect to Marriott Guest and open Internet browser. Agree to the terms and conditions, including the fee, which will be removed before checkout (you may choose to upgrade to a higher-speed connection for an additional charge plus tax). Enter hotel guest s last name and room number and click Submit. Lost and Found Hilton. Visit the MLA headquarters office, Green Room, fourth floor. Sheraton. Visit the MLA headquarters office, Bryant Park, lower level. Lounges Members Lounges Hilton, Promenade, third floor Sheraton, Lenox Ballroom, second floor Graduate Student Lounge Hilton, Trianon Rendezvous, third floor (4, 5, and 6 January, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., and 7 January, 8:00 a.m. 12:00 noon) Press Office Hilton, East, fourth floor Quiet Room A quiet room will be located in the Sheraton (Park Suite 1, fifth floor). We invite convention attendees to drop in and enjoy a peaceful getaway in an unsupervised and quiet space removed from traffic and noise. We ask that visitors to the room arrive fragrance-free and keep any discussion to a minimum and at a low volume. Scooter Rental For navigating the convention more easily, scooters can be rented in advance from Scootaround ( or locations.scootaround.com/mla). Shuttle Service Because of the proximity of the convention hotels, there will be transportation available only for attendees with disabilities. Speaker Ready Rooms Hilton, Morgan, second floor Sheraton, Carnegie West, third floor Transportation in New York City Public Transportation MLA hotels can be reached by New York s mass transit system or taxi. Bicycle Citi Bike is a bike-share program in New York City; bicycle stations are located throughout the city. There is a station on 52nd Street at 6th Avenue, near the Sheraton and Hilton, and another on 45th Street and 6th Avenue, one block from the Marriott. New York City Information and Restaurant Suggestions If you are looking for restaurant or bar suggestions or you have a favorite restaurant or must-do activity to recommend, please post your questions and suggestions to the 8 Convention group on MLA Commons. Provide as much information as you can, especially distance from the convention venue, price range, URL, and what you like about a place. All convention registrants are automatically added to this group when they sign up for the Commons. Who s Here Directory Hilton, Promenade, third floor (members lounge) Sheraton, Lenox Ballroom, second floor (members lounge) MLA CAREER CENTER Hilton, Americas II, third-floor access 4 January: 8:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 5 6 January: 8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7 January: 8:00 a.m. 12:00 noon A list of available positions will be posted and a counseling service for job candidates will be available in the interview area on 5 and 6 January. Space will be available for interviews, but candidates and interviewers are urged to arrange interviews in advance. Job candidates are reminded that almost no unscheduled interviews take place at the convention, and, therefore, members are advised not to attend the convention for the sole purpose of seeking employment if they do not have scheduled interviews. For prearranged interviews, consult the interviewer s sign-in file to find out where your interview is scheduled. Job Counseling 5 and 6 January. Sign up for twenty-five-minute one-on-one sessions to discuss job-search and career options. EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall Exhibits are in two halls in the Hilton: Rhinelander Gallery, second floor (100s) Americas I, third floor (200s, 00s, and 400s) 5 6 January: 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7 January: 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Refer to the back page of this Convention Guide for a list of exhibitors and their locations. Check the Convention Daily, the 8 convention app, and the MLA Annual Convention Twitter feed (@MLAconvention) for up-todate information on exhibit booth activities. Professional Head Shots Come to the exhibit hall for your complimentary professional head shot. The photographer will be available Friday, 5 January, and Saturday, 6 January, from 9:0 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Visit the Bedford / St. Martin s exhibit booth (200 and 201) in Americas I to sign up. Remember to wear your badge! 4 FULL-ACCESS

5 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Cultural Excursions Preregistration is required. Visit the MLA membership desk (Hilton, Promenade, second floor) for on-site cancellations and questions. 4 January Interior view of the National Museum of the American Indian. Photo by John Gillespie. Morgan Library and Museum New York Society Library The National Museum of the American Indian Tenement Museum Tour and Reception 5 January The New-York Historical Society The Grolier Club 6 January New York Public Library MLA Awards Ceremony (Session 706) 6 January, 7:00 p.m., Hilton, West Ballroom, third floor The session is open to the public and will be followed by a reception. MLA Style Workshops (Sessions 525 and 589) 6 January, 10:15 a.m., Hilton, Clinton, second floor 6 January, 1:45 p.m., Hilton, Clinton, second floor MLA editors will lead two workshops on documenting sources and crediting the work of others. Suitable for librarians and teachers as well as for students at all levels. Presidential Address (Session 441) 5 January, 6:45 p.m., Sheraton, Metropolitan Ballroom East, second floor The session is open to the public and will be followed by a reception. Presidential Plenary (Session 60) 5 January, :0 p.m., Hilton, West Ballroom, third floor Special Events This year s events include an interview with the Chinese novelist and essayist Jia Pingwa (Friday, 5 January, 1:45 :00 p.m., Sutton Center, Hilton); a performance with movement and song revealing the beauty and humor in prepositions (Friday, 5 January, 7:15 8:0 p.m., Regent, Hilton); a conversation between Eloy Urroz and the poet, novelist, and playwright Carmen Boullosa (Saturday, 6 January, 10:15 11:0 a.m.,, Hilton); a conversation with Harry Belafonte and Patrisse Cullors on the changing strategies in the struggle for social justice (Saturday, 6 January, 5:15 6:0 p.m., West Ballroom, Hilton); and an interactive performance by Fabienne Kanor on issues of immigration, displacement, and the refugee crisis (Saturday, 6 January, 7:15 8:0 p.m., Sutton South, Hilton). PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Career Fair Connected Academics MLA Career Center, Hilton, Americas II, third-floor access This initiative aims to serve the professional needs of those who pursue advanced degrees in the humanities and offers new possibilities for integrating the values of humanistic study into society. Visit connect.mla.hcommons.org/ mla-convention-activities/ for more information about Connected Academics at the convention. EXHIBITO R 8 NYC FULL-ACC 8 NYC ESS EXH IBITOR 8 NYC 8 NYC 5 January, 1:00 5:00 p.m., MLA Career Center. Visit the MLA s first Possible Futures Career Fair, which will offer job seekers with advanced training in the humanities a chance to meet representatives from mission-driven organizations. 4 January 47. A Tool Kit for Doctoral Student Career Planning. 1:45 :00 p.m., Hilton, Murray Hill East 101. Careers beyond the Professoriat for Humanities PhDs: The Employer Perspective. :0 4:45 p.m., Hilton, Sutton Center 159. Connected Academics: Building a Public Humanities PhD Program from the Ground Up. 7:00 8:15 p.m., Hilton, Murray Hill East 5 January 200. Writing for a Broader Audience; or, Academics Are Writers, Too. 8:0 9:45 a.m., Hilton, Lincoln Suite 5

6 227. Lessons of the Connected Academics Proseminar on Careers. 8:0 9:45 a.m., Hilton, Gramercy West 241. Demystifying the Job Search Process. 10:15 11:0 a.m., Hilton, Sutton North 6 January Funding in the Humanities Workshop (Session 10) Workshop. 5 January, 12:00 noon 1:15 p.m., Hilton, Sutton South, second floor Delegate Assembly (Session 580A) Getting Published 6 January, 12:0 p.m., Hilton, East Ballroom, third floor 548. Connected Academics: What Students Want. 12:00 noon 1:15 p.m., Hilton, Sutton Center 85. How to Get Published. 4 January, :0 4:45 p.m., Hilton, Nassau East 56. Communicating Transferable Skills and Humanities Expertise to Prospective Employers. 12:00 noon 1:15 p.m., Sheraton, Flatiron 77. Editing January, :0 4:45 p.m., Hilton, Nassau West 666. Connected Academics: A Showcase of Career Diversity. 5:15 6:0 p.m., Hilton, Sutton Center 709. Connected Academics Cash Bar and Networking Event. 7:15 8:0 p.m., Hilton, Beekman 7 January 79. Going Public: How and Why to Develop a Digital Scholarly Identity. 8:0 9:45 a.m., Hilton, Gramercy East 761. Networking and Informational Interviews for Humanities PhDs. 10:15 11:0 a.m., Hilton, Clinton 795. Candid Conversations: Debt and the Humanities. 12:00 noon 1:15 p.m., Sheraton, Chelsea Council of Editors of Learned Journals Chat with an Editor. 5 January, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon, and 6 January, 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m., Hilton ( F, level) Please visit for more information. 6 GOVERNANCE 670. Book Development Workshop: From Pitching an Idea to Finding a Publisher. 6 January, 5:15 6:0 p.m., Hilton, Gramercy East Meet with experienced journal editors and representatives from scholarly presses to learn about getting your work published, working as an editor, and successfully developing an academic book for publication. Government Careers Workshop. Using Your Language Proficiency and Cultural Expertise in a Federal Government Career. 4 January, :00 5:00 p.m., Hilton, Sutton North Humanities Commons and CORE 62. Making the Most of Humanities Commons. 5 January, :0 4:45 p.m., Hilton, Hudson NEH Information (Session 622) Workshop. 6 January, :00 5:00 p.m., Hilton, Gramercy West, second floor This meeting is open only to MLA members and accredited journalists. For agenda information, visit EMERGENCIES Illness and Medical Emergencies Procedures may vary from one location to another. Hilton. Call 911 and alert MLA headquarters. Sheraton. Call 911 and alert MLA headquarters CONVENTION Calls for Papers To post or review calls for papers for the 2019 MLA convention in Chicago ( 6 January 2019), visit Organizing Sessions Forms and instructions for organizing sessions for the 2019 convention in Chicago will be available on the MLA Web site in March 2018 for submission by 1 April. EXHIBITO R 8 NYC FULL-ACC 8 NYC ESS EXH IBITOR 8 NYC 8 NYC

7 NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN SECOND FLOOR Up to Americas I & II Rhinelander Gallery MLA PubCentral 4 54th Street 1 MLA Registration and Welcome Center 2 Promenade Beekman Sutton North Exhibit Hall 7 Morgan Business Clinton Gibson Center Sutton Center Sutton South Gramercy West Gramercy East Murray Hill West* Murray Hill East* Nassau West Nassau East Regent THIRD FLOOR 54th Street To Americas I To Rhinelander Promenade 5 To Americas II and MLA Career Center 6 West Promenade East Promenade 8 Rendezvous Trianon Grand Ballroom Foyer Rotunda Petit Trianon West Ballroom East Ballroom Mercury Ballroom Trianon Ballroom SECOND-FLOOR MEETING ROOMS Beekman, Clinton, Gibson, Gramercy East and West,, Murray Hill East and West,* Nassau Suite East and West, Regent, Sutton Center, North, and South 1 MLA registration and welcome center THIRD-FLOOR MEETING ROOMS East Ballroom, Mercury Ballroom and Rotunda, Petit Trianon, Trianon Ballroom, West Ballroom SERVICE AREAS 4 MLA PubCentral 7 Speaker ready room 2 Desk for attendees with disabilities 5 MLA Career Center (escalator up to Americas II) 8 Graduate student lounge Exhibit hall 6 Members lounge and Who s Here directory *Please note that both hotels have Murray Hill rooms. Murray Hill East and Murray Hill West are located in the Hilton. The Hilton has an all-access restroom on the lobby level. FULL-ACCESS 7

8 NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN FOURTH FLOOR 54th Street Lincoln New York Hudson Midtown Harlem East 9 Green Room 10 CONCOURSE (LOWER LEVEL) 54th Street A B C D Elevator to Lobby Grand Staircase from Lobby 11 H G FOURTH-FLOOR MEETING ROOMS Harlem, Hudson, Lincoln, Midtown, New York CONCOURSE MEETING ROOMS A H SERVICE AREAS 9 MLA headquarters 10 Press office 11 Lactation room E F 8 FULL-ACCESS

9 SHERATON NEW YORK TIMES SQUARE LOWER-LEVEL MEETING SPACE 2 Murray Hill* Sutton Place Union Square Turtle Bay 7th Avenue Guest Room and 5th Floor Elevators Flatiron Gramercy Bowery Square Columbus Circle Bryant Park 1 Stairs to Lobby FedEx Office Fitness Center Chelsea Sugar Hill 52nd Street SECOND FLOOR Central Park West Central Park East Metropolitan Ballroom West Metropolitan Ballroom East 7th Avenue Elevators to 5th floor All-access restroom Stairs to lobby Escalator to rd floor Lenox Ballroom Empire Ballroom West Empire Ballroom East 52nd Street LOWER-LEVEL MEETING ROOMS Bowery, Chelsea, Columbus Circle, Flatiron, Gramercy, Square, Murray Hill,* Sugar Hill, Sutton Place, Union Square SECOND-FLOOR MEETING ROOMS Central Park East and West, Empire Ballroom East and West, Lenox Ballroom, Metropolitan Ballroom East and West SERVICE AREAS 1 MLA headquarters 2 Lactation room *Please note that both hotels have Murray Hill rooms. Murray Hill East and Murray Hill West are located in the Hilton. Members lounge and Who s Here directory FULL-ACCESS 9

10 SHERATON NEW YORK TIMES SQUARE THIRD FLOOR Liberty Liberty 4 Liberty 2 Liberty 5 7th Avenue Liberty 1 Elevators to 5th floor All-access restroom Carnegie West 4 Elevator to lower level Escalator to 2nd floor Riverside Suite* Riverside Ballroom* New York Ballroom West New York Ballroom East 52nd Street FIFTH FLOOR 7th Avenue 5 Suite 1 Park Suite 1 6 Suite 2 Park Suite 2 Suite Park Suite Suite 4 Park Suite 4 Suite 5 Park Suite 5 Suite 6 52nd Street THIRD-FLOOR MEETING ROOMS Liberty 1 5, New York Ballroom East and West, Riverside Ballroom,* Riverside Suite* FIFTH-FLOOR MEETING ROOMS Suite 2 6, Park Suite 2 5 SERVICE AREAS 4 Speaker ready room 5 Friends of Bill W. 6 Quiet room *Please note that Riverside Ballroom and Riverside Suite are two different rooms. 10 FULL-ACCESS

11 HOTELS AND MIDTOWN MANHATTAN W 59 St Columbus Circle Central Park E 58 St W 57 St W 55 St W 5 St W 51 St Carnegie Hall Visitor Center 2 1 E 56 St E 54 St E 52 St W 49 St W 47 St W 45 St W 4 St Theater District Times Square Rockefeller Center Grand Central Station E 50 St E 48 St E 46 St E 44 St W 41 St Port Authority Bus Terminal New York Public Library E 42 St E 40 St W 9 St Broadway E 8 St West Side Highway 11th Ave W 7 St W 5 St 10th Ave W St W 1 St Ninth Ave Penn Station Eighth Ave Seventh Ave Square Garden Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Ave) Fifth Ave Ave Park Ave Lexington Ave E 6 St E 4 St E 2 St 1 New York Hilton Midtown 15 6th Avenue New York, NY Sheraton New York Times Square 811 7th Avenue New York, NY New York Marriott Marquis 155 Broadway New York, NY FULL-ACCESS 11

12 EXHIBIT HALL NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN «Exhibitors with prizewinning books Complimentary professional head shots (5 and 6 January, 9:0 a.m. 5:00 p.m.) Booth , 201 «17, 18, , , «152, 15, , 119 « , , , 215 « «112, , 22, , , , , 412 « «24 « Exhibitor Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company ArtMattan Films Artstor Bedford / St. Martin s, Macmillan Learning Bloomsbury Boydell and Brewer / Camden House Brill Broadview Press Bucknell University Press Cambria Press Cambridge University Press Camden House University of Chicago Press Columbia University Press Cornell University Press Council of Editors of Learned Journals Counterpath / Field Editorial De Gruyter University of Delaware Press Digital Theatre+ Duke University Press EBSCO Edinburgh University Press Editions du Marais Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Fordham University Press Grey House Publishing Grove Atlantic HarperCollins Publishers Harvard University Press Haymarket Books Ingram Academic Services Ingram Content Group Inside Higher Ed University of Iowa Press Johns Hopkins University Press, Books Division Johns Hopkins University Press, Journals Division JSTOR Lehigh University Press Lexington Books University of Massachusetts Press McFarland University of Michigan Press Michigan State University Press University of Minnesota Press University Press of Mississippi MIT Press University of Nebraska Press New Directions New York Review Books New York Review Children s Collection RHINELANDER GALLERY (SECOND FLOOR) SEATING Shaded booths are part of the block reserved for university press exhibitors. AMERICAS I (THIRD FLOOR) « , «114, , , , , «122, LOUNGE New York Review Comics New York Review of Books University of North Carolina Press Northwestern University Press NYRB Classics NYRB Poets NYU Press Ohio State University Press Overlook Press Oxford University Press Palgrave Macmillan Penguin Random House - Knopf Doubleday Academic Penguin Random House - Penguin Academic Penguin Random House - RH Academic Penn State University Press University of Pennsylvania Press Peter Lang Publishing Polity Princeton University Press Project MUSE ENTRANCE , , , , «12, , 217 « Escalator to Americas I MLA PubCentral Escalator to Rhinelander ENTRANCE Publishers Group West University of Rochester Press Routledge Rutgers University Press SabbaticalHomes.com Salem Press Scottish Writing Exhibition Small Press Distribution Stanford University Press SUNY Press Tamesis Books Tin House University of Toronto Press Universitas Press University of Virginia Press Wiley Wilfrid Laurier University Press Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes W. W. Norton Yale University Press 12 FULL-ACCESS