Mia Rivera’s film, "Lizzy’s Plan", which she wrote, produced, starred in and wrote all of the songs for, won Winner of the Season in the Short CineFest Film Festival, Best Short Film in the Aasha International Film Festival, Best Comedy in the Vegas Movie Awards, Best Comedy Film in the Short CineFest Film Festival, Best Comedy in the New Wave Short Film Festival, Best Comedy Film in the Platonic Film Competition, Best Writing, Best Humor and Best Original Idea in the Top Indie Film Awards and over 106+ awards so far, recognizing the actors, director, hair & make up, production design, best music, and even best original song.

 

From a very young age, Mia’s poetry began getting published in various journals and literary magazines.  She has a B.A. Degree in Rhetoric and A.A. with Honors in English from U.C. Berkeley.

 

She’s worked as a reporter, magazine editor and professional songwriter most of her adult life. A proud Army veteran, Mia was selected for the exclusive Writers Guild Foundation Veterans Writing Program, the prestigious AT&T Veterans Media Fellowship, USC Warrior Bards Program and is also an active member of the UCLA Wordcommandos Creative Writing Workshop.