Paula Cwikly 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 ...

writer for the

Daytime television Daytime is a block of television programming taking place during the late-morning and afternoon on weekdays. Daytime programming is typically scheduled to air between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., following the early morning ...

serial ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

''. She was NBC Daytime's director of daytime programming. She is a 1982 graduate of the

University of Dayton The University of Dayton (UD) is a Private university, private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary (Marianists), Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the U ...

.Batz, Bob (4 April 1998)
UD GRAD MAKES MOST OF NBC'S DAYTIME
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Dayton Daily News The ''Dayton Daily News'' (''DDN'') is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises, Inc., a privately held global conglomerate headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with approximately 55,000 employee ...

'', Retrieved December 11, 2010

Career

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other so ...

'' *Associate Head Writer: Fall 2003 - March 2, 2005, August 5, 2005 - January 6, 2006 ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...

'' * Co-Head Writer (with

Peter Brash Peter Brash (born July 16, 1954) is an American television soap opera writer, screen writer, and musical theatre librettist. His career in soap opera spanned more than 25 years, and included many of the major network serials. Peter Brash was born ...

): March 29, 2002 - March 6, 2003 *Co-Head Writer (with

Jeanne Marie Ford Jeanne Marie Ford (previously known as ''Jeanne Marie Grunwell'') is an American television soap opera writer. She is also an English teacher at Hagerstown Community College. Ford, formerly a member of Writers Guild of America West, left and maint ...

): since April 24, 2025 *Associate Head Writer: 2000 - March 28, 2002, March 6, 2003 - September 3, 2003 '' Sunset Beach'' *Writer: 1998 - 1999 ''

'' *Breakdown Writer: January 4, 2008 – 2012 *Associate Head Writer: August 7, 2006 - August 3, 2007

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 ...

:*Nominated for Best Writing; As The World Turns, 2004-06 :*Winner for Best Writing; As The World Turns, 2005 *

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 ...

:*Nomination for 2006 Season, The Young And The Restless); 2005 Season; As The World Turns; 2001 Season; Days of our Lives

References

External links

* , - American soap opera writers Daytime Emmy Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American women soap opera writers 21st-century American women {{US-screen-writer-stub