Western Literature Association
A sixty year old scholarly association devoted to the diverse literatures and cultures of the North American West, publishing the quarterly Western American Literature and awarding a dense slate of book, essay and teaching prizes.
Financial profile
Western Literature Association · EIN 87-6163435 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $94,235 | $123,320 | $357,361 | Jun 2024 | ||
| FY2023 | $153,170 | $121,614 | $386,446 | Jun 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $39,388 | $43,993 | $354,890 | Jun 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $50,579 | $48,212 | $359,495 | Jun 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $103,512 | $83,127 | $357,128 | Jun 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $99,129 | $101,620 | $334,074 | Jun 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Western Literature Association is read alongside.
ALA
American Literature Association
A coalition of societies devoted to the study of American authors and literature
ASLE
Association for the Study of Literature & Environment
The scholarly society that gave ecocriticism a home, joining literary study to environmental concern through…
WSFS
Western States Folklore Society
A folklore society born in the early 1940s as the California Folklore Society, publishing the quarterly…
SCMLA
South Central Modern Language Association
A regional affiliate of the Modern Language Association serving scholars of literature and language across…
ACLA
American Comparative Literature Association
A scholarly community organized around reading literatures and cultures against one another
3 companies named
Who backs WLA
Every company Western Literature Association names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Hodgepodge Books & Taproom | Exhibitor | Only Western Literature Association, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
WLA 2026 Conference program: Vendors and Exhibitions. Read September 27, 2026. Vendors and exhibitors in the 2026 Eugene conference program; university presses, university sponsors and individual artisans omitted.
Who backs Western Literature Association's peers, but not Western Literature Association
Companies named publicly by at least one of Western Literature Association's five peer societies, and not found in Western Literature Association's reviewed public records.
| Company | ACLA | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomsbury Academic | Named | 1 of 1 |
| De Gruyter Brill | Named | 1 of 1 |
| The Scholar's Choice | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A sixty year old scholarly association devoted to the diverse literatures and cultures of the North American West, publishing the quarterly Western American Literature and awarding a dense slate of book, essay and teaching prizes.
- Consensus
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- Inward
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Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Village.
Strengths
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