Chris Van Etten is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 television soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 writer. His writing partners are David Ozanich and David Levithan

David Levithan

David Levithan is an American young-adult fiction editor and award-winning author. His first book, Boy Meets Boy, was published in 2003...

, with whom he collaborated on the young adult novel series Likely Story for Random House.

Positions held

One Life to Live

One Life to Live

One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...

• Breakdown Writer: August 10, 2005–present
• Continuity Supervisor

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award

Daytime Emmy Award

The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...

• Nomination, 2009, Best Writing, One Life to Live

Daytime Emmy Award

Daytime Emmy Award

The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...

• Win, 2008, Best Writing, One Life to Live
• Nomination, 2006, Best Writing, One Life to Live

Writers Guild of America Award

Writers Guild of America Award

The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...

• Nomination, 2005, Best Writing, One Life to Live

Works

Likely Story, co-written with David Levithan and David Ozanich (2008)

All That Glitters, co-written with David Levithan and David Ozanich (2008)

Red Carpet Riot, co-written with David Levithan and David Ozanich (2009)

External links

• Chris Van Etten at TV.com