Imagine you’re baking a cake with three friends. The recipe is from a blog by “Maya, Tom, and Zoe.” In your essay, you’d say: “According to Maya et al., you should add an extra egg for fluffiness...”
Your reader knows that Maya is the head baker, and the others are her team. No one feels left out. It’s efficient and friendly.
Easy Ways to Cite Multiple Authors in MLA: 6 Steps (with Pictures)
On your Works Cited page, you’d write: Maya, Priya, et al. “The Perfect Sponge.” Baking Monthly, vol. 12, no. 3, 2026. See? Just Maya’s full name, then “et al.” Done.
