Amir Bavar was born in 1968 and is the author of four screenplays and three books, including the upcoming bestseller, Az. His screenplay, SHUTDOWN, was considered for production by New Line Cinema with Harrison Ford as one of the attached actors. As a child, Amir lived in Iran, Italy, England, and Brazil. Later, he moved to the U.S. and majored in computer systems engineering with a concentration in creative writing. He met his future wife in engineering lab and got married soon after graduation. Together, they started a successful post-production and desktop publishing company. Today, Amir lives with his wife and three children in Massachusetts and dedicates his time to writing.