Lottie Mathew is an author, editor and creative currently studying English, Creative Writing and Classics at Kenyon College, though originally from Essex, England. After two years on the Kenyon Review Associates program, she was selected to be a Contest Team Intern for the 2025-26 academic year. Following her experience as an RA for their Young Writers Program, she founded Lacuna in early 2025, a national publication dedicated to platforming the most boundary-pushing works by young writers.