Martin Riker

Martin Riker is a Teaching Professor in English and Director of the Publishing Concentration at Washington University in St. Louis. He holds a PhD from the University of Denver and teaches courses spanning international/experimental fiction, literary criticism, publishing theory, and creative writing.

His novels include The Guest Lecture (2023) exploring economics and utopian thinking through an insomniac academic's perspective, and Samuel Johnson's Eternal Return (2018), a metaphysical ghost story. His literary criticism appears in The New York Times Book Review, London Review of Books, and other prestigious venues.

As co-founder of feminist press Dorothy, he promotes experimental women writers. His teaching integrates professional publishing experience with literary scholarship.