Shannan E. Johnson is a former development and current programming executive at The Syfy Channel turned CEO of The Professional Pen (TPP), a script consultancy. TPP develops screenwriters from idea to pitch to become more confident storytellers prepared for a professional screenwriting career and consults with scripted development teams to streamline their development process to get to pre-production more efficiently. Shannan has managed series like HAVEN, BEING HUMAN, and WAREHOUSE 13, consulted with Hallmark Media and A Few Good Women Productions, and developed writers now writing and show running at allblack, Hulu, and Nickelodeon. As a writer, Shannan has staffed on Craig Ross, Jr's MONOGAMY and A LA CARTE, placed finalist in the Warner Bros. TV Workshop, AT&T Hello Lab, WeScreenplay, and Film Pipeline screenplay competitions, and wrote the proof of concept for ALL SCREWED UP now being developed at Sony.