How to list authors (MLA)

The formatting of authors’ names in these models applies to all sources in all media—books, articles, Web sites, in print, or on the Web.

Single author

Two authors

Three or more authors

Organization or company as author

No author listed: Article or other short work

No author listed: Audio/video

No author listed: Book, entire Web site, or other long work

Two or more works by the same author

Two or more works by the same group of authors

Editor or translator (without author)

Author with editor or translator

Graphic narrative or other illustrated work

Author using a pseudonym (pen name) or screen name

Author quoted by another author (indirect source)