Raquel Rivera is a writer, performer, and author of books for children and young adults. She is based in Montreal since 1999. Prior to this Raquel has lived and worked in Washington DC, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Barcelona, and Toronto, where she was born and raised. Her travel experiences and mixed heritage have led her to write on themes such as opposing viewpoints, cultures in conflict and cooperation. More recently Raquel been researching present-day thinking on—and actions for—global sustainability. With more than 20 years’ writing experience in literary and commercial genres, working in different cultures around the world, Raquel takes great pleasure in sharing knowledge with fellow- writers, working with children, youth and adults in creative collaborations of all kinds. For these collaborations, she also draws on her background in visual art and visual literacy, as well as her practice in movement, rhythm and performance.