Piko: Creating the Best Story by Developing the Best Storytellers  

Piko is a collaborative community dedicated to the creation of great stories. Members of our community - mainly screenwriters, but also directors, producers, editors, and actors, storytellers all - have committed their lives to becoming better at their particular means of telling a great story. Piko is a place where people who love story will connect and collaborate with other storytellers. Since all filmed stories begin with the script, this is our chosen focus. Therefore, our primary objective is to train screenwriters to become the best, most professional and competitive screenwriters in the business.  

If you desire to become a better screenwriter; if you have the will to work very hard in order to improve your abilities; if you love story and hope to one day make a living telling stories, check out what we have to offer. The center of our work is the Piko Fellowship, a long term residential training program for screenwriters. We also train and connect writers in a variety of other ways.  

Over the years we have discovered many ways to help writers progress towards their goals. While there is no one way for every writer, there are a collection of best practices we have found to be effective. The way we create stories is unique and our work has drawn the interest of producers, publishers, filmmakers, journalists, educators, foundations, and other artists. But our work is still young. We continue to experiment, play with new ideas, and openly hear the wisdom others share.  

Like all not-for-profit organizations, we have needs. While our basic financial needs have been provided for and we have a great network of gifted screenwriters, we have one great need. Please let us know if you can help. Furthermore, members of our community have created some excellent stories. Contact us if you desire to learn more about our members and the stories and projects they have developed.     

Intrigued? Inspired? Read on.

Sincerely,
Chris  Hansen, Director
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