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The Storyteller Pod

We grow screenwriters.

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Who are we?

The Storyteller Pod

It's where screenwriters receive outcomes-based tuition to hone their craft and artistry from practising industry experts. It's a safe space to connect and meet like-minded creatives on a similar journey.  

The Storyteller Pod is where writers come to grow!
Who is your mentor?

Natasje van Niekerk

I’m a story editor, screenwriter and series development expert (when my child is not the boss of me). I’ve worked in TV and film since 2003. I started in Live Action, crossed over to animation in 2006 under Clive Endersby’s tutelage… and here I am almost 20 years later still going strong! 
I choose to use my bag of knowledge to feed the souls of other writers, because when my well dried up, gracious mentors helped me refill my cup and I want to pay it forward to YOU!
I’ve worked on some amazing shows over the years and helped companies and creatives design their shows and tell their stories. If screenwriting is the poison you picked, I am the gardener who is going to help you GROW!!
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OUR COMMUNITY

You're not alone!

The Storyteller Pod is all about community. Ours is called, THE GREENHOUSE. Wrap your head around this marvellous definition: "A greenhouse is a space that regulates climatic conditions, creating ideal conditions for growth."
Our membership space is a place to grow with likeminded screenwriters. Nurturing your writers’ soul. Growing your craft. Writing. Reading. Laughing. Connecting. Growing.

Our Courses

Live courses help you take action on your projects

Each learning experience, not only shows you the ropes, but helps you actualise your project into a saleable commodity.

LEARN WITH yOUR PEERS and from your peers

Feedback is a combination of course leader reviews and peer reviews, so you don't just learn WITH people, you learn FROM them. You learn to give and take notes.

School and COMMUNITY SUPPORT after the course

Not only do we give you guidance on the HOW, but also on the WHAT NOW, after the fact with clear direction on how to progress your screenwriting career.

Our school in your words

#is career-changing | #is an eye opener | #practical | #jumpstarted my career | #demystifies screenwriting

The Storyteller Pod opened up new worlds to me as creator. 
With their incredible wealth knowledge and practical guidance, they helped me develop my TV series, So That's How it Works. Bizzy Hands Puppet Company is now able to empower children, teachers and parents around the world with social-emotional skills.
I could not have done this if it wasn’t for Natasje’s guidance. 
michelle Botha - actress / writer / content developer
"When I talk of my writing journey, discovering The Storyteller Pod was my 'Inciting Incident'. I went from being a regular Nigerian writer who used to joke about writing for Disney someday, never thinking it could possibly happen, to actually having written on a Disney show.... and a Netflix show.... and the list goes on."
omotunde akiode - Screenwriter / story editor
I attended several of The Storyteller Pod's classes – for script writing, comedy writing, educational writing, story ideation and series development. It was brilliant. Natasje can take abstract writing theory concepts and make them real and attainable for the novice writer.
Candice argall - screenwriter and producer bugbox animation
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