Dr. Molly Martin Named Editor-in-Chief of Arthuriana

Dr. Molly Martin, professor of English at the University of Indianapolis, was recently named the Editor-in-Chief of Arthuriana, the quarterly journal for the North American branch of the International Arthurian Society. 

Arthuriana is the only quarterly academic journal in the world focused on Arthurian topics and features debates from top scholars on this literature. Because of this leadership change, the journal’s headquarters have moved from Purdue University to UIndy.

Martin was previously an associate editor for the magazine, and she is grateful for the opportunities this leadership position gives her and UIndy students.

“I am so excited to take on the Editor role at Arthuriana, after over a decade in an Associate Editor role, and to be able to provide an opportunity for UIndy students to learn about academic journal publishing and to get their names on the masthead for the issue they’ll help put together,” said Dr. Martin.

In addition to her role on Arthuriana, Dr. Martin also teaches English 417: Topics in Scholarly Editing and English 411: Topics in Medieval and Early Modern Literature, and some of Dr. Martin’s students in these classes plan on working on Arthuriana. Student Kim Wyant (Master of Arts in English) is excited for this opportunity because of her love for both medieval literature and the process of professional writing. 

“I was drawn to Dr. Martin’s Topics in Scholarly Editing class when I learned that we would have the opportunity to work on the Arthuriana journal,” said Wyant. “It also pairs perfectly with the Medieval Lit class of Dr. Martin’s that I am also taking. I have loved all things medieval since I was a kid watching Disney’s The Sword in the Stone, and because I’d like to work in the field of professional editing and publishing and writing, this class just made sense. I am excited to learn how a scholarly journal operates, the editing process, and much more this semester from our resident medievalist!”