Pieretta Dawn | |
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Born | Bangkok, Thailand | 28 January 1994
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Thai |
Education | Bangkok Patana School, Tufts University |
Genre | Fantasy, adventure, young adult, children's literature |
Notable works | The Mermaid Apprentices |
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Praekarn (Pier) Nirandara (born January 28, 1994), better known by the pen name Pieretta Dawn, is the youngest English-writing author in Thailand. She received national critical acclaim when her debut young adult novel The Mermaid Apprentices,[1] the first of The Interspecies Trilogy, was published at age 15[2] in 2009 by NanmeeBooks. Various writers have praised her work for its creativity and social message, including S.E.A. Write Award winners Jiranan Pitpreecha and Binlah Sonkalagiri.