The South Central Modern Language Association officially includes the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, but our members now range far and wide, both in the United States and abroad. Our mission is to enhance our members’ involvement in scholarship, teaching, and research in the modern languages and literatures. We accomplish this through an annual conference held in one of our region’s popular cities; awards supporting travel, research, and conference papers; two annual newsletters containing calls for papers, grant announcements, member news, etc.; and the three times a year journal, South Central Review. We welcome new and established scholars to join us in promoting emerging and traditional approaches to language and literary study.
The Executive Offices of the South Central Modern Language Association are located on the Norman campus of the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. José Juan Colín
Executive Director
University of Oklahoma
780 Van Vleet Oval
Kaufman Hall 203
Norman, OK 73019
(405) 325-1409
SCMLA Main Office
Kyla Thompson, Staff Assistant
University of Oklahoma
780 Van Vleet Oval
Kaufman Hall 203
Norman, OK 73019
(405) 325-6011
South Central Modern Language Association Deadlines for 2021
February 2021
28 Deadline for receipt of Graduate Student Grant applications to the SCMLA office
28 Deadline for receipt of SCMLA Faculty Research Travel Grant applications to SCMLA office
28 Deadline for receipt of Proposals for Special Sessions for Houston to the SCMLA office
March 2021
31 Proposers of Special Sessions for Houston 2021 will be notified
31 Deadline for receipt of Book Prize Nominations to the SCMLA office
31 Deadline for submission of Papers/Abstracts for Houston 2021 to Regular/Allied Session
April 2021
30 Deadline for receipt of Final Program Forms for all 2021 sessions to the SCMLA office
30 Deadline for requesting audio-visual equipment for Houston 2021
30 Deadline for receipt of SCMLA Conference Travel Grants applications to SCMLA office
30 Deadline for 2021 conference participants to become members of SCMLA
30 Deadline to submit "What is your favorite novel?" essay to the SCR
May 2021
17 Extended Deadline for Abstracts
31 Deadline for receipt of items to be included in the Summer Newsletter to SCMLA office
August 2021
31 Deadline for registration of conference participants for Houston 2021
31 Deadline for 2021 Conference Paper Prize submissions
31 Deadline for voting for SCMLA Executive Committee
September 2021
20 Deadline for 2021 conference hotel reservation at the Houston Whitehall