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acla.org is the official website of the American Comparative Literature Association, a scholarly organization for comparative literature and the study of languages, literatures, and cultures. It is most useful if you are a comparative literature scholar, graduate student, or department looking for the annual meeting, calls for papers, prizes, a job board, membership, or association news. The site is a portal and information hub rather than a database of full-text research.
What the site covers
The homepage and navigation point to several recurring areas:
- Annual Meeting — the ACLA Annual Meeting brings together scholars for three days of seminars, roundtables, and conversation. The next meeting listed is ACLA 2027, May 20–23, 2027, at the University of Houston.
- Calls for Papers — announcements for proposing papers and participating in seminars.
- Prizes — association prizes, including submission announcements.
- Job Board — listings relevant to the field.
- Membership — joining a community of scholars in comparative literature.
- Book Subvention Program — the Tartar First Book Subvention supports first-book manuscripts by ACLA members in comparative literature.
- Donations — gifts support scholar development programs, prizes, and travel grants.
- News & Publications — announcements, presidential letters, and prize news.
- ADPCL — the Association of Departments & Programs of Comparative Literature, with sections for about, members, and archive.
Key dates and current activity
The site's announcements give concrete deadlines and events:
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| ACLA 2027 | May 20–23, 2027, University of Houston |
| Paper proposal portal | Open through September 22, 2026 |
| How to propose | Browse the proposed seminars, then propose a paper |
| Recent news | Letter from the President (Hosam M. Aboul-Ela), prize submissions open, updated 2027 dates, 2025–2026 prize winners |
If you want to present at ACLA 2027, the practical sequence is: browse the proposed seminars, choose the one matching your work, and submit a paper proposal through the portal before the September 22, 2026 deadline.
Membership, subscriptions, and payments
The site invites visitors to join ACLA as a member and to subscribe to its newsletter for news, calls for papers, prize announcements, and member updates. There are also registration and donation/sponsorship links, and the site indicates Stripe as a payment platform. The available material does not state specific prices or whether any content requires login, so check the linked pages for current terms before assuming cost or access conditions.
Who should use it
- Scholars and faculty in comparative literature: for the annual meeting, seminars, prizes, and job listings.
- Graduate students: for calls for papers, travel grants (supported by donations), and the first-book subvention program.
- Departments and programs: for ADPCL resources and field-wide news.
- Anyone tracking the field: the newsletter and news section collect calls, prizes, and announcements in one place.
If your goal is to attend, present, publish a first book, or stay current with comparative literature announcements, acla.org is the primary place to start. If you need full-text scholarship, use it to find leads and then go to the relevant publications.