Celeste Koon, is a mixed-race (Chinese/Caucasian) kids TV writer focused on creating fun, imaginative content, full of heart and humour. She’s written for numerous Canadian and international broadcasters and production companies including Sesame, Sinking Ship, TVO Kids, CBC Kids, Sky Kids, and the CBBC. Celeste’s has been shortlisted for the Nickelodeon Content Accelerator, Netflix Canada pitch day, and the Sundance Episodic lab. She was also a 2022 Banff Media Festival Diversity of Voices delegate and was a BIPOC TV and Film kids TV writer delegate to Content Canada and a Warner Media Access delegate to the OIAF TAC conferences. Celeste currently has projects in development with Marble Media and the BBC, Big Jump Entertainment, GAPC Kids, BigBadBoo and the CBC, Turtlebox Entertainment, and Slaphappy Cartoons. Celeste is an active member of BIPOC TV and FILM where she is constantly learning from their amazing outreach programs as well as mentoring new diverse writers. Celeste has also written and directed numerous shorts including two segments for Sesame Street. Her films have played at numerous international film festivals across the globe where they’ve gotten numerous accolades including two CSAs for her CBC Short Doc Love Letters From Everest.
When not writing, Celeste likes off-road unicycling, going on adventures up mountains, and reading comics with her bunny Twig.
