Let’s say you’re writing a paper about food trends and you quote a pizza place’s menu. The menu has no author, no date, and no page numbers. You’re in “no author” heaven.
Your Works Cited entry starts with the title: “Pizza Menu.” Then you list the restaurant name, the medium (Web), and the date you accessed it. It reads like a ransom note, but a ransom note that gets an A.
In the text, you write (“Pizza Menu”). That’s it. You’ve cited a ghost menu. You are a citation wizard.
The Final Nod of Approval
If you’re still stressed, remember this: MLA without an author is just picky about its friends. It wants to start the conversation with what it knows best—the title. Think of it as the friend who always says, “Just call me by my favorite movie.”
And when you do it right, you’ll get that satisfying feeling of finishing the bibliography. It’s like finding matching socks after doing laundry. You smile, nod, and think, “I know what I’m doing.”
So go forth. Cite that no-name article. Cite that ghost-written blog post. Cite the dictionary like it’s your job. You’ve got this, and your Works Cited page is now the hero of the story—even without a starring author.
