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Scott Hamner (born May11, 1956 [1] ), is an American television writer. He is the son of Earl Hamner Jr., who turned his autobiography into The Waltons .

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Hamner, as part of the writing teams that he has worked with, has been nominated six times ( As the World Turns : 1996, The Young and the Restless : 2007–08 and 2010–12) for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category Drama Series Writing Team, winning the Emmy in 2011.

Hamner and his writing colleagues were also nominated five times (The Young and the Restless: 2007–08, 2010 and 2012–13) for a Writers Guild of America Award in the category Daytime Serials, winning the award in 2008, 2010 and 2013. [2]

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  2. "'Y&R' Wins 2013 Writers Guild Award". soapoperanetwork.com. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
Preceded by Head Writer of Port Charles
May 7, 1999 – February 3, 2000
Succeeded by
Karen Harris
Jonathon Estrin
Preceded by Co-Head Writer of The Young and the Restless
(with Lynn Marie Latham: 10/26/06-12/22/07)
(with Kay Alden: 10/26/06-12/22/06)
(with John F. Smith: 10/26/06-11/10/06)

October 26, 2006 - December 22, 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Co-Head Writer of The Young and the Restless
(with Maria Arena Bell)
(with Josh Griffith: 04/15/08-04/21/08)

April 15 - May 8, 2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Co-Head Writer of The Young and the Restless
(with Hogan Sheffer)
(with Maria Arena Bell:8/11/08-10/22/12)
(with Josh Griffith: 10/22/12-11/2/12)

August 11, 2008 - November 2, 2012
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