Lillian Mottern is a writer from the Eastside of Los Angeles based in New York City.

Her plays have been performed and workshopped in New York, Los Angeles, and London. She was a semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Theater’s 2025 National Playwrights Conference.

Her short stories and essays have been published in places including Wigleaf, Spectra, Notch, and The Big One. She co-edits a literary magazine called Verdict Mag and writes a Substack called Jean Skirt.

MFA: Columbia University.