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. Since then, 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 TEDx speaker and literary ambassador for the Bangkok Metropolitan/UNESCO, her words have won multiple Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing of the Year, Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers, and can be found in BBC, AFAR, Lonely Planet, Catapult, Off Assignment, Adventure.com, Oceanographic Magazine and more.

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 by competitions including Ocean Photographer of the Year, and she was awarded the 2023 Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant by the Save Our Seas Foundation. An advocate for solo female travel, she has visited over 100 countries across 7 continents, and can be found in Los Angeles, Cape Town, and @piersgreatperhaps.