Bio

Pier Nirandara is an award-winning author, travel writer, film producer, and underwater photographer. She began her career as Thailand’s youngest English-writing author of three #1 national bestselling novels, graphic novels, and short stories with over 200,000 copies sold. She has represented literary clients at ICM Partners, served as Director of Development at Sony Pictures, and as VP of Film & TV at A-Major Media, Hollywood’s first Asian American-driven production company. A multi-TEDx speaker and former literary ambassador for the Bangkok Metropolitan/UNESCO, Pier has written for BBC, AFAR, Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler, Off Assignment, Catapult, Oceanographic Magazine, Adventure.com, among others. Her words have won at the Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers, the Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing of the Year, and at the Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference awards. Pier is also a PADI AmbassaDiver™ and founder of Immersiv Expeditions, where she leads trips to swim with marine wildlife. Her photography has been recognized in global competitions including Ocean Photographer of the Year Award, UN World Oceans Day, the Ocean Conservancy Annual Photo Contest, Photographers Without Borders, and the 2023 Save Our Seas Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant. An advocate for solo female travel, she has had the privilege of traveling to over 100 countries across 7 continents, and can be found in Los Angeles, Cape Town, and @piersgreatperhaps.