Riss M. Neilson
Riss M. Neilson is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Rhode Island College where she won the English department’s Jean Garrigue Award, which was judged by novelist, Nick White. Her debut young adult novel, Deep in Providence, was a 2022 finalist for the New England Book Awards. She has two daughters, a cat, a dog, and a bunny named Michael Myers. She was born and raised in Providence. When she’s not writing, she’s watching anime or playing video games with her kids. A love Like the Sun is her debut adult novel.
