The Artist
WI-MOTO NYOKA is a horror and sci-fi writer. She is the founder of Dusky Projects, creating and producing horror & sci-fi projects for young adult and adult audiences.
Awards and honors include: Stowe Story Labs selected project, Puffin Foundation grant recipient, A.R.T/New York Creative Space Grant recipient, Awesome Foundation grant recipient, Velocity Fund grant recipient, Scribe Video Finishing Grant recipient, Nightmares Film Festival Best Short Screenplay Award Winner, 13 Horror Screenplay Award Winner, Oregon Short Film Festival Best Horror Teleplay Award Winner and more.
As an educator she collaborates with a variety of organizations to build multicultural learning environments. Through the use of Speculative Fiction, Ms Nyoka designs and implements adult and family friendly programming to address creative problem solving and the importance of youth advocacy. She is a published author and a regular contributor to The Last Girls Club. She holds a BFA in Music Theater from the University of the Arts, and an MFA for Performance & Interactive Media Arts from Brooklyn College.
Awards and honors include: Stowe Story Labs selected project, Puffin Foundation grant recipient, A.R.T/New York Creative Space Grant recipient, Awesome Foundation grant recipient, Velocity Fund grant recipient, Scribe Video Finishing Grant recipient, Nightmares Film Festival Best Short Screenplay Award Winner, 13 Horror Screenplay Award Winner, Oregon Short Film Festival Best Horror Teleplay Award Winner and more.
As an educator she collaborates with a variety of organizations to build multicultural learning environments. Through the use of Speculative Fiction, Ms Nyoka designs and implements adult and family friendly programming to address creative problem solving and the importance of youth advocacy. She is a published author and a regular contributor to The Last Girls Club. She holds a BFA in Music Theater from the University of the Arts, and an MFA for Performance & Interactive Media Arts from Brooklyn College.
