PAIGE WHEELER
An industry veteran for 30 years and founding partner at Folio and then Creative Media, Paige Wheeler is proud to represent both bestselling as well as award-winning authors, and she has launched the career and built the brand for many New York Times, USA Today, Writers Guild and Emmy award winning authors.
Paige loves to represent general commercial and upscale fiction, as well as the mystery, thriller, psychological suspense, and women’s fiction. She also represents narrative and prescriptive nonfiction by authors with a significant platform and new ideas. Paige is ultimately looking for unique stories, fresh voices, and unexpected twists.
Paige is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives, the Women’s Media Group, and the Authors Guild, Agents Roundtable, as well as Romance Writers of America and Mystery Writers of America. She can be found online at www.cmalit.com.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
I’m looking to represent a broad range of projects. In particular, I’ve been reading upscale commercial fiction and nonfiction books that tell a unique story or ones in which the author has a huge platform. I seem to be especially drawn to a story if it has a high concept and a fresh, unique voice.
Fiction: All commercial fiction and Upscale (think book club) fiction, as well as women’s fiction, romance (all types), mystery, thrillers, suspense. I enjoy both historical fiction as well as contemporary fiction, so do keep that in mind.
Nonfiction: I’m looking for both narrative nonfiction and prescriptive nonfiction. I’m looking for books where the author has a huge platform and something new to say in a particular area. Some of the areas that I like are lifestyle, relationship, parenting, business/entrepreneurship, food-subsistence-homesteading topics, popular/trendy reference projects and women’s issues.
Children's: I'm looking for all types of middle grade fiction
SAMPLE TITLES OR AUTHORS
Library of Ever, Zeno Alexander
The Poison Garden, AJ Banner
A Fire Sparkling, Julianne MacLean
The Blueberry Years, Jim Minick
Specializes In
FICTION: Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Crime, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, Romance, Thrillers/Suspense, Upmarket Women's Fiction
NONFICTION: Adventure/True Story, Dating/Relationships, Narrative, Parenting, Pop Culture, Self-Help, Women's Concerns
Considers
FICTION: Christian, Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural, Young Adult
NONFICTION: Gift Books, Memoir