Adriana Erin Rivera is an award-winning author and marketing professional. Adriana’s middle grade historical fiction novel, PALOMA’S SONG FOR PUERTO RICO: A DIARY FROM 1898, is a collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum for the American Latino. The children’s book won the Gold Medal for Best Educational Chapter Book at the 2024 International Latino Book Awards. The Spanish edition, LA CANCIÓN DE PALOMA PARA PUERTO RICO: UN DIARIO DE 1898, is now available. Adriana also wrote the middle grade chapter book, CAMP AWKWARD, under the pen name Kahlia Jane, which was released in August 2026. Her writing has also been published in Barzakh Literary Magazine, Latina Magazine, Metro New York, and Footwear News. She is also a songwriter and has written theatrical pieces that have been performed on New York City stages. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Adriana holds a bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Marketing Communications.