Lilliam Rivera nació en Nueva York y se crio en el Bronx, Nueva York. Actualmente vive en Los Ángeles, California. Es novelista de múltiples géneros, ensayista y guionista. Sus publicaciones más recientes incluyen los libros The Education of Margot Sanchez (2017), Dealing in Dreams (2019), Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodonit (2020), Never Look Back (2020, galardonado con el Pura Belpré Honor Book 2021), Goldie Vance: The Hocus-Pocus Hoax (2021), Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story (2021) y We Light Up the Sky (2021).
Entre sus artículos destacan “In Praise of Esmeralda Santiago” (New York Times, 2019), “What Puerto Rico’s Protestors Can Teach the Rest of Us” (Washington Post, 2019), “Talking to My Parents About Colorism Is an Act of Love” (BuzzFeed, 2020) y “How One Latina Reclaimed the Color Red” (Elle Magazine, 2024). Como guionista, escribió para Love In Gravity, Temporada 2, una serie de pódcast episódica nominada a un premio GLAAD en 2024.
“Estaré en comunidad con quienes forjan este camino creativo en Puerto Rico y a través de la diáspora. Muchos escritores que me han inspirado han recibido esta beca (Jaquira Díaz, Willie Perdomo, Charles Rice-González…), y me honra formar parte de una familia tan sólida. La beca también me permitirá terminar mi obra de ficción actual, Luz is on Fire, una novela sobre la invisibilidad de las latinas de mediana edad, contada con un tono humorístico y oscuro”.
Lilliam Rivera was born in New York and raised in the Bronx, New York. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. She is a multi-genre novelist, essayist, and screenwriter.
Her most recent publications include the books The Education of Margot Sanchez (2017), Dealing in Dreams (2019), Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodonit (2020), Never Look Back (2020, awarded a 2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book), Goldie Vance: The Hocus-Pocus Hoax (2021), Unearthed: A Jessica Cruz Story (2021), and We Light Up the Sky (2021). Her articles include “In Praise of Esmeralda Santiago” (New York Times, 2019), “What Puerto Rico’s Protestors Can Teach the Rest of Us” (Washington Post, 2019), “Talking to My Parents About Colorism Is an Act of Love” (BuzzFeed, 2020), and “How One Latina Reclaimed the Color Red” (Elle Magazine, 2024). As a screenwriter, she wrote for Love In Gravity, Season 2, an episodic podcast series nominated for a 2024 GLAAD Award.
“I will be in a community with those forging this creative path in Puerto Rico and across the diaspora. So many writers who have inspired me have received this fellowship (Jaquira Diaz, Willie Perdomo, Charles Rice-Gonzalez…) and I am honored to be a part of such a strong family. The fellowship will also allow me to finish my current work of fiction titled Luz is on Fire, a novel about the invisibility of middle-aged Latinas told through a humorous and dark lens.”