Though first reported as a rumor last month by Daytime Confidential, veteran writer Ryan Quan is officially exiting âGeneral Hospital,â where he has served as a breakdown writer since early 2025, in order to return to his old stomping ground at âDays of our Lives,â working alongside Jeanne Marie Ford as the showâs co-head writer. He replaces current co-head writer Paula Cwikly.
According to TV Insider, Quan will begin work at the show in July, with Cwikly transitioning to a consulting role as she continues her long relationship with the Corday Productions-produced soap opera. Ford and Cwikly were named co-head writers in July 2024, following Ron Carlivatiâs departure as head writer. The pairâs material began appearing on-screen with episodes aired in April 2025.
âWe are lucky to have Ryan back in the fold,â said Ken Corday, the showâs executive producer. âThere are very few people who have such a deep knowledge and understanding of our showâs history. Stay tuned!â
Due to the showâs advanced tape-to-air schedule, material written by the writing team led by Ford and Quan will not appear on-screen until at least the midpoint of 2027.
A graduate of the University of Los Angeles (UCLA), Quan had previously been a part of the writing team at âDays of our Lives,â starting as a writerâs assistant in April 2007, the same position he held from 1999-2005 at âPassions,â before working his way up, holding several other positions at the soap throughout his tenure, including dialogue writer, breakdown writer, and, was credited as the showâs co-head writer from September 2016 to July 2017, working alongside Dena Higley, following the exit of Josh Griffith (current head writer at âThe Young and the Restlessâ).
With Carlivati taking over from Quan and Higley as head writer with episodes that began airing on July 19, 2017, Quan moved into the role of story consultant on the show, a position he held until he left to join the writing team at âGeneral Hospital,â led by head writers Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten. He began his run at the ABC soap as a breakdown writer, starting with an episode that aired in March 2025.
Throughout his writing career, Quan has won three Emmy Awards as a member of the âDays of our Livesâ writing team, receiving his first recognition in 2012. He also won in 2018 and 2022.
The Los Angeles native received his first Writers Guild Award in 2014 for his work on âDays of our Livesâ in 2013, led by then-co-head writer Christopher Whitesell. He received subsequent award wins in 2021, for calendar year 2020, 2022 (for 2021), 2023 (for 2022) and 2024 (for 2023).
Note: The post Ryan Quan Officially Named Co-Head Writer At âDays Of Our Lives,â Exiting âGeneral Hospitalâ As Breakdown Writer first appeared on Soap Opera Network.
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