Garin Wolf is an American television writer and

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

Career

Television

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 soa ...

'' *Associate head writer: 1985 - 1988 (hired by

Douglas Marland Douglas Marland (born Marland Messner; May 5, 1934 – March 6, 1993) was an American writer, known for his work as the head writer of several soap operas. Career Marland began his career as an actor, appearing on the Irna Phillips series ''The B ...

), 1993–1995, 1995–1996 * Co-head writer: 1995 (with

Juliet Law Packer Juliet Law Packer (born c. 1952) is an American television writer. She graduated from Princeton University - 1974 and received a master's degree in film and television from Northwestern University - 1977. She attended New Trier High School - 197 ...

and

Richard Culliton Richard Culliton is an American television writer known for his work on soap operas. He has won four Writers Guild of America Awards, including one as a head writer, and three Daytime Emmy Awards. He is an alumnus of Northwestern University. His ...

) '' Batman: The Animated Series'' *Writer: 1992 ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' *Script writer: April 8, 2008 - July 2011 *Associate head writer: 1997 - January 3, 2008, March 17, 2008 – July 25, 2011 *Breakdown writer: 1997–July 22, 2011; February 21, 2012-August 2012 (hired by Karen Harris) *Head writer: January 4, 2008 - March 14, 2008; July 26, 2011 – February 20, 201

*

Script editor A script editor is a member of the production team of scripted television and radio programmes, usually dramas and comedies. The script editor has many responsibilities including finding new script writers, developing storyline and series ideas wi ...

: January 4, 2008 - March 14, 2008 (replaced

Elizabeth Korte Elizabeth Korte is an American television writer for the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. Positions held ''General Hospital'' *Occasional breakdown writer: 2005–2008 *Script editor: 2002 – January 3, 2008, March 17, 2008–prese ...

) '' General Hospital: Night Shift'' (hired by

Robert Guza Jr. Robert Guza Jr. (born 1951 ) is an American television writer and producer, who formerly held the position as head writer on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital''. Personal life Guza has been married to actress and fellow writer Meg Be ...

) *

Script writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

July 12, 2007 - October 4, 2007 ''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated comedy television series that was broadcast from September 14, 1990, to December 6, 1992. It was the first collaborative effort of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation ...

'' *Writer (with

Charlie Adler Charles Michael Adler (born October 2, 1956) is an American voice actor and voice director. He is known for his roles as Buster Bunny on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', Ed and Bev Bighead on ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and Ickis on ''Aaahh!!! Real Monst ...

)

Plays

*''There Used to Be Fireflies'' (

Off-Broadway An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...

Off Off Broadway Off-off-Broadway theaters are smaller New York City theaters than Broadway and off-Broadway theaters, and usually have fewer than 100 seats. The off-off-Broadway movement began in 1958 as part of a response to perceived commercialism of the pro ...

)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award 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 ...

s *NOMINATIONS: (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008; Best Writing; ''General Hospital''); (1986, 1989, 1996; Best Writing; ''As The World Turns'') *WINS: (1999, 2003; Best Writing; ''General Hospital'') *His first nomination was shared with

, Susan Bedsow Horgan, Jeannie Glynn, Patti Dizenzo, M.B. Hatch,

Caroline Franz Caroline Franz is an American television writer. Career After graduating with a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1976, Ms. Franz began her daytime career as a writer for 'All My Children' (1977 - 1983) ...

, Chris Auer,

Meredith Post Meredith Post is an American television writer. When Douglas Marland died in 1993, she was in the running to become head writer of ATWT. That title went to Juliet Law Packer and Richard Backus. Positions held ''As the World Turns'' *Writer (19 ...

, Jane Willis, Steve Wasserman,

Emily Squires Emily Squires (August 23, 1941 – November 21, 2012) was an American television producer and Television director, director best known for her Emmy Award-winning work on ''Sesame Street''. Life and career After attending Randolph Macon Women's ...

, Courtney Sherman, Charles Dizenzo, Jessica Klein

Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions representing TV and film writers: * The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL–CIO * The Writers Guil ...

Award *NOMINATION: (1998 season; ''General Hospital'') *WIN: (1997 season; ''General Hospital'')

References

External links

*
TVGuideTVByTheNumbers
Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American soap opera writers American screenwriters American dramatists and playwrights {{US-screen-writer-stub