Melissa Salmons is an American writer known for her work on television

soap operas A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

, known for her work on Days of Our Lives.

Positions held

'' Another World'' *Script Writer (1999 – June 25, 1999) ''

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 ...

'' *Script Writer (1997–1998, July 21, 2004 – August 4, 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 streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' *Script Writer (August 17, 2012 – November 1, 2016) ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' *Script Writer (1987–1991, 2000 – July 2004) ''

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

'' *Script Writer (May 26, 2009 – January 13, 2012) ''

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 fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' *Script Writer (October 22, 2008 – March 23, 2009)

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 ...

WINS *(1990; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(2005; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'') NOMINATIONS *(1989, 1992 & 2003; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(2006; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'') *(2014; Best Writing; ''Days of Our Lives'')

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 *(1992 season; ''Guiding Light'') *(2007 season; ''As the World Turns'') *(2010 season; ''The Young and the Restless'') *(2014 season; ''Days of Our Lives'') NOMINATIONS *(1989, 2002 & 2003 seasons; ''Guiding Light'') *(1998, 1999 & 2006 seasons; ''As the World Turns'') *(2010, 2011 & 2013 seasons; ''One Life to Live'') *(2013 & 2015 seasons; ''Days of Our Lives'')

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* American soap opera writers Daytime Emmy Award winners Living people Women soap opera writers American women television writers Writers Guild of America Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-writer-stub