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{{short description|American writer}}
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'''Donna Swajeski''' is an American writer known for her work on television ]. She has been a head writer, a co-head writer and a breakdown writer on award-winning daytime dramas for ], ] and ]. Before beginning her writing career on daytime dramas, she was Director of the East Coast Daytime Programs for ]. '''Donna Swajeski''' is an American writer known for her work on television ]. She has been a head writer, a co-head writer and a breakdown writer on award-winning daytime dramas for ], ] and ]. Before beginning her writing career on daytime dramas, she was Director of the East Coast Daytime Programs for ].


==Awards and nominations== ==Awards and nominations==
As co-head writer for ], Swajeski and her team won the 2007 ] for Outstanding Writing. The show was also recognized as the 2007 Daytime Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series. She is also a winner of a ] for best Daytime writing, also for Guiding Light. She is currently working with children at the Delaware Children's Theater. She is a director, producer and actress. As co-head writer for ], Swajeski and her team won the 2007 ] for Outstanding Writing. The show was also recognized as the 2007 Daytime Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series. She is also a winner of a ] for best Daytime writing, also for Guiding Light. She is currently working with children at the Delaware Children's Theater.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jessee |first=Karen |date=2018-02-14 |title=Meet the Grand Dame of Delaware Avenue |url=https://delawaretoday.com/life-style/meet-the-grand-dame-of-delaware-avenue/ |access-date=2020-04-25 |website=Delaware Today |language=en-US}}</ref> She is a director, producer and actress.


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'''WINS''' '''WINS'''
*(2007; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://emmyonline.com/day_34th_telecast_winners|title=34TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY AWARDS PRESENTED IN A STAR-STUDDED TELECAST ON CBS {{!}} The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>
*(2007; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'')


'''NOMINATIONS''' '''NOMINATIONS'''
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'''WINS''' '''WINS'''
*(2005 season; ''Guiding Light'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/57th-annual-writers-guild-awards-top-tv-film-scribes-selected|title=57th Annual Writers Guild Awards Top TV & Film Scribes Selected|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>
*(2005 season; ''Guiding Light'')


'''NOMINATIONS''' '''NOMINATIONS'''
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* Program Executive: 1980s * Program Executive: 1980s
*Co-Head Writer (with ]): March 15, 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soapcentral.com/amc/news/2010/0121-kreizman_swajeski.php|title=Kreizman, Swajeski named co-head writers|website=soapcentral.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/all-my-children/news/6548/all-my-children-new-head-writers-david-kreizman/|title=All My Children: New Head Writers – David Kreizman and Donna Swajeski!|date=2010-01-21|website=Soaps.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref> – April 1, 2011
*Co-Head Writer (with ]): March 15, 2010 – April 1, 2011


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'']'' (hired by ]) '']'' (hired by ])
*Script writer: September 24, 2009 - March 2010 *Script writer: September 24, 2009 - March 23, 2010


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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Swajeski lives in the utopian village of Arden, Delaware with her husband Mike Opelka. Swajeski lives in Arden, Delaware with her husband, radio talk show host ].{{cn|date=December 2023}}

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Donna Swajeski is an American writer known for her work on television soap operas. She has been a head writer, a co-head writer and a breakdown writer on award-winning daytime dramas for NBC Daytime, ABC Daytime and CBS Daytime. Before beginning her writing career on daytime dramas, she was Director of the East Coast Daytime Programs for NBC.

Awards and nominations

As co-head writer for Guiding Light, Swajeski and her team won the 2007 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing. The show was also recognized as the 2007 Daytime Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series. She is also a winner of a Writers Guild of America Award for best Daytime writing, also for Guiding Light. She is currently working with children at the Delaware Children's Theater. She is a director, producer and actress.

Daytime Emmy Awards

WINS

  • (2007; Best Writing; Guiding Light)

NOMINATIONS

  • (1989; Best Writing; Another World)
  • (1999, 2005 & 2008; Best Writing; Guiding Light)
  • (2012; Best Writing; All My Children)

Writers Guild of America Award

WINS

  • (2005 season; Guiding Light)

NOMINATIONS

  • (1999 & 2007 seasons; Guiding Light)
  • (2012 season; All My Children)

Positions held

All My Children

  • Program Executive: 1980s
  • Co-Head Writer (with David Kreizman): March 15, 2010 – April 1, 2011

Another World

The Bold and the Beautiful (hired by Bradley Bell)

  • Script writer: September 24, 2009 - March 23, 2010

Guiding Light

  • Associate head writer: 1999 - 2001, March 2004 - 2009
  • Co-head writer: September 2003 - March 2004, 2005 - February 29, 2008, April 14, 2008 - August 21, 2008

Port Charles

HW History

Preceded bySheri Anderson De facto head writer of Another World during Writers Guild of America strike
April 1988 - September 1988 		Succeeded byHarding Lemay
Preceded byHarding Lemay Head writer of Another World
November 1988 - November 1992 		Succeeded byPeggy Sloane
Preceded byEllen Weston
Carolyn Culliton 		Co-Head writer of Guiding Light
(with Ellen Weston: September 15, 2003–July 5, 2004)
(with David Kreizman: July 6, 2004–February 29, 2008)
September 15, 2003 - February 29, 2008 		Succeeded byWGA Strike)
Preceded byWGA Strike Co-Head writer of Guiding Light
(with David Kreizman)
April 14, 2008 - August 21, 2008 		Succeeded byDavid Kreizman
Christopher Dunn
Lloyd Gold
Jill Lorie Hurst
Preceded byLorraine Broderick (interim) Co-Head writer of All My Children
May 12, 2010 – June 24, 2011
With: David Kreizman 		Succeeded byLorraine Broderick

Personal life

Swajeski lives in Arden, Delaware with her husband, radio talk show host Mike Opelka.

References

  1. Jessee, Karen (2018-02-14). "Meet the Grand Dame of Delaware Avenue". Delaware Today. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. "34TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY AWARDS PRESENTED IN A STAR-STUDDED TELECAST ON CBS | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. "57th Annual Writers Guild Awards Top TV & Film Scribes Selected". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. "Kreizman, Swajeski named co-head writers". soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  5. "All My Children: New Head Writers – David Kreizman and Donna Swajeski!". Soaps.com. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2020-04-25.

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