Paula Cwikly

Paula Cwikly is an American soap opera writer for the Daytime television serial The Young and the Restless. She was NBC Daytime's director of daytime programming.

Paula Cwikly
Nationality	American
Education	University of Dayton
Occupation	television writer
Known for	As the World Turns, Days of Our Lives
Awards	Daytime Emmy Award

She is a 1982 graduate of the University of Dayton.^[1]

Career

As the World Turns

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

Days of Our Lives

• Co-Head Writer (with Peter Brash): March 29, 2002 - March 6, 2003
• Co-Head Writer (with Jeanne Marie Ford): since April 24, 2025
• Associate Head Writer: 2000 - March 28, 2002, March 6, 2003 - September 3, 2003

Sunset Beach

• Writer: 1998 - 1999

The Young and the Restless

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

Awards and nominations

• Daytime Emmy Awards

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

• Writers Guild of America Award

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