Paloma Sierra

Biography

Paloma Sierra is a writer-director who crafts captivating musicals, bilingual narratives, and poetry for theater and film. She has developed shows at renowned venues like Edinburgh Fringe and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Her videopoem “I Am Soil Breaking Off” received international acclaim, winning the inaugural ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Festival Grand Prize. Shortlisted by the Writers Guild, Dramatists Guild, and Sloan Foundation, her work across stage and film led her to an appointment as the first Emerging Poet Laureate of Allegheny County. She holds an MFA/BHA from Carnegie Mellon University.