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MLA Citation Style, 9th Edition: Interview or Personal Communication

Interview or Personal Communication - Examples

Example 1 – Published or Broadcast Interview

In-Text:     

(Breslin)

Works Cited:

Breslin, Jimmy. Interview by Neal Conan. Talk of the Nation, WBUR, 26 Mar. 2002.

         

Example 2 – Unpublished Interview

In-Text:     

(Picard)

Works Cited:

Picard, Jean-Luc. Interview with the author. 18 Oct. 2352.

 

Example 3 – Email

In-Text:     

(Burns)

Works Cited:

Burns, Charles Montgomery. E-mail to the author. 5 Apr. 2021.

              

NOTE: For sources with no page numbers, such as interviews and emails, it is preferable to include the author's name in the text and omit a parenthetical reference altogether.