Shelly Altman

In 1987, Altman co-wrote a screenplay for Sweet Lorraine.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/01/movies/film-sweet-lorraine.html|author=Janet Maslin|author-link=Janet Maslin|title=Film: "Sweet Lorraine"|work=The New York Times|date=May 1, 1987}} From 1995 to 1999, Altman and Jean Passanante were associate head writers of Another World{{cite web|url=https://michaelfairmantv.com/shelly-altman-jean-passanante-share-thoughts-on-being-first-gh-female-head-writers-in-over-a-decade/2015/09/04/|title=Shelly Altman & Jean Passanante Share Thoughts On Being First GH Female Head Writers In Over a Decade!|author=Michael Fairman|date=September 4, 2015|accessdate=February 24, 2019}} and, from 1999 to 2011, held the same position while doing One Life to Live.{{cite news|accessdate=February 24, 2019|date=June 23, 2014|url=https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2014/06/daytime-emmys-winners-react|title=DAYTIME EMMY EXCLUSIVE: Winners React to Emmy Honors!|author=Kambra Clifford}}

From 2013 to 2015, Altman was a co-head writer of The Young and the Restless along with Jean Passanante.{{cite news|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-young-and-the-restless/news/34831/shelly-altman-jean-passanante-new-yr-cohead-wri/|title=Shelly Altman & Jean Passanante New Y&R Co-Head Writers|accessdate=February 24, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://daytimeconfidential.com/2013/09/12/sony-confirms-shelly-altman-and-jean-passanante-as-head-writers-of-the-young-and-the-rest|author=Jamey Giddens|title=Sony Confirms Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante as Head Writers of The Young and the Restless|date=September 12, 2013|accessdate=February 24, 2019}} In 2015, Altman and Passanante replaced Ron Carlivati, who was the head writer of General Hospital since 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2015/07/29/General-Hospital-gets-new-head-writing-team-Shelly-Altman-and-Jean-Passanante/6171438190509/|author=Karen Butler|title='General Hospital' gets new head writing team: Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante|publisher=UPI|date=July 29, 2015|accessdate=February 24, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://michaelfairmantv.com/breaking-news-ron-carlivati-out-as-head-writer-shelly-altman-and-jean-passanante-in-at-general-hospital/2015/07/24/!|author=Michael Fairman|title=BREAKING NEWS: Ron Carlivati OUT As Head Writer & Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante IN at General Hospital!|date=July 24, 2015|accessdate=February 24, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://daytimeconfidential.com/2015/07/24/ron-carlivati-out-at-gh|title=ABC Replaces General Hospital Head Writer Ron Carlivati With Jean Passanante and Shelly Altman|publisher=Daytime Confidential|author=Giddens, Jamey|date=July 24, 2015|accessdate=February 24, 2019}} Altman had been the show's associate head co-writer since 2011, prior to which she was its breakdown writer.{{cite news|url=https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2011/10/breakdown-writer-shelly-altman-named-co-head-writer-of-general-hospital|author=Errol Lewis|title=Breakdown Writer Shelly Altman Named Co-Head Writer of 'General Hospital'|date=October 25, 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/gh/news/2015/1005-new_writers_start.php|author=Kambra Clifford|title=New GH writers' material debuts this week; major changes ahead|date=October 5, 2015|accessdate=February 24, 2019}}

Daytime Emmy Awards

Win

• (2008; Best Writing; One Life To Live){{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_35th_winners_telecast.pdf|title=35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy ® Awards Presented at Star-Studded Gala on ABC|publisher=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|accessdate=February 24, 2019}}
• (2014; Best Writing; The Young and the Restless){{cite web|url=https://michaelfairmantv.com/the-shelly-altman-and-jean-passanante-interview-the-young-and-the-restless/2014/05/08/|title=The Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante Interview – The Young and the Restless|author=Michael Fairman|date=May 8, 2014|accessdate=February 24, 2019}}

Nominations

• (1996; Best Writing; Another World)
• (2002, 2006, 2009; Best Writing; One Life To Live)
• (2012, 2013; Best Writing; General Hospital)

Writers Guild of America Award

Win

• (2016; Best Writing; General Hospital)

Nominations

• (2003 and 2005 season; One Life To Live)
• (1997 season; Another World)

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Tracey Thomson|title=Head writer of The Young and the Restless (with Josh Griffith: 3/18/13-11/1/13)
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(with Charles Pratt Jr.: 1/16/15-3/18/15)|after=Charles Pratt Jr.|years=March 18, 2013 – March 18, 2015}}

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Chris Van Etten}}

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