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MLA Citation Style, 9th Edition

Multiple Authors or Editors - Examples

Example 1 – Two Authors

In-Text:     

(Dobson and Kamboureli 89)

Works Cited:

Dobson, Kit, and Smaro Kamboureli. Producing Canadian Literature: Authors Speak on the Literary Marketplace. Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2012.

 

Example 2 – Two Editors

In-Text:     

(Shatz and Wilkinson 156)

Works Cited:

Shatz, Marilyn, and Louise C. Wilkinson, editors. The Education of English Language Learners: Research to Practice. Guilford, 2010.

 

Example 3 – Three or more Authors or Editors

In-Text:     

(Bennett et al. 303)

Works Cited:

Bennett, Tony, et al. New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society. Blackwell, 2005.

 

NOTE: In the case of more than three authors or editors, it is also acceptable to include all of the authors' or editors' names in the in-text parenthetical reference and works cited entry, if you choose to do so. Whichever you choose, be consistent.