Marilyn Mannino did a BA in English Literature and Language at the University of Exeter, an MA in Medieval Literature and Language at the University of York, an MA in English Literature with a focus on teaching pedagogy at Western Michigan University, and is currently working on a PhD at Exeter. She has taught in Michigan and is currently teaching at Exeter, in Michigan having taught first year writing, a course on medieval literature and medievalism with a focus on adaptations, a YA fantasy course, and a survey course of English literature. She is currently teaching first year writing in the history department while in the second year of her PhD.