Riera was elected to Seat n of the Real Academia Española on 19 April 2012, she took up her seat on 7 November 2013.
ɹiˈɛɹə wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə sˈiːt ˈɛn ʌvðə ɹˈiːəl ˌækədˈiːmiə ɛspɐnjˈoʊlə ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ʃiː tˈʊk ˌʌp hɜː sˈiːt ˌɔn sˈɛvən noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn.