Craig Carlson is an American

soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...

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) writer.

Positions held

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

*Breakdown Writer (October 1997 - April 2002) Another World *Co-

Head Writer A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio ...

(August 1995 - May 1996; January 1997 - April 1997) *Breakdown Writer (1993 - August 1995; May 1996 - January 1997; April 1997 - October 1997)

Capitol Capitol, capitols or The Capitol may refer to: Places and buildings Legislative building * United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C. * National Capitol of Colombia, in Bogotá * Palacio Federal Legislativo, in Caracas, Venezuela * National Ca ...

Script Writer A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

(1984)

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...

*Breakdown Writer (1995) Loving *Script Writer (1992-1993)

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as ...

*Co-Head Writer (1990-1991) *Breakdown Writer (1985-1990) *Script Writer (1982-1985)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NA ...

Wins *(1987; Best Writing; ''One Life to Live'') *(1998; Best Writing; ''All My Children'') Nominations *(1983, 1990 & 1992; Best Writing; ''One Life to Live'') *(1994 & 1996; Best Writing; ''Another World'') *(1999, 2001, 2002 & 2003; Best Writing; ''All My Children'')

Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

Wins *(1994 season; ''Loving'') *(1999, 2001 & 2002 seasons; ''All My Children'') Nominations *(1984 season; ''Capitol'') *(1987 season; ''One Life to Live'') *(1994, 1995 & 1998 seasons; ''Another World'') *(1996 season; ''Guiding Light'') *(2000 season; ''All My Children'')

Head writing tenure

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlson, Craig Living people American soap opera writers American male television writers Daytime Emmy Award winners Writers Guild of America Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)