Giovanna Rivero (born 1972) is a Bolivian novelist and short story writer.
Born in Montero, Santa Cruz, Rivero was awarded the Santa Cruz Municipal Prize for Literature in 1997 for her short story collection Las bestias (The beasts).
[4] In 2005, she received the Franz Tamayo Short Story Prize for La Dueña de nuestros sueños (The owner of our dreams).
[7] Commenting on her latest novel, 98 segundos sin sombra (98 seconds with no shadow), Fernando Iwasaki of El Mercurio comments: "Giovanna Rivero writes good prose, able to create powerful characters.
[9] In addition to writing novels and short stories, Rivero is a regular contributor to local and national newspapers.