PAIGE TOWERS is a creative and freelance writer who earned a BA in Political Science from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Emerson College. Paige has lived in Iowa City, London, Seoul, Denver, Boston, New York City and Milwaukee, but now lives in the Pacific Northwest. Her first book, The Sound of Undoing: A Memoir in Essays, is forthcoming from University of Nebraska Press in Spring 2023. Each essay explores a singular sound, some of which are tangible—like the sound of a loon call or a gunshot—and some that are abstract—such as the sound of awakening. While her book contains research on noise pollution, sound art, ASMR, acoustics, hearing and the sonic environment in general, these essays are deeply personal and explore memories and feelings triggered by certain noises. One of the essays from the book made the Notable Essays list in Best American Essays 2020.
She is represented by Jennifer Thompson at Nordlyset Literary Agency.
Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The Washington Post, The Guardian, McSweeney's, Hobart, The Harvard Review, North American Review, Indiana Review, Cream City Review, The Baltimore Review, Midwestern Gothic, The Billfold, Bustle, Hyperallergic, So to Speak, Prime Number, Rock & Sling, The Collapsar, Barnstorm Journal, Biostories, Luna Luna Magazine, Catch & Release and many other publications. She has also been anthologized in Belt Publishing's City Anthology Series (Milwaukee) and received generous support from Bread Loaf and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Furthermore, Paige is a Pushcart Prize nominee, the former Associate Editor of Woolly, a former staff writer for Van Winkle's and the former Senior Editor of TRUE, a weekly publication from Proximity Magazine that aims to push forward the conversation around nonfiction. She was featured in a video from Refinery29 on ASMR and gave a talk for the IRL Club on the same subject. In 2020, Paige also shared her experience with noise pollution and mental health on an episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz — a sound-themed podcast in partnership with TED.
She is represented by Jennifer Thompson at Nordlyset Literary Agency.
Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The Washington Post, The Guardian, McSweeney's, Hobart, The Harvard Review, North American Review, Indiana Review, Cream City Review, The Baltimore Review, Midwestern Gothic, The Billfold, Bustle, Hyperallergic, So to Speak, Prime Number, Rock & Sling, The Collapsar, Barnstorm Journal, Biostories, Luna Luna Magazine, Catch & Release and many other publications. She has also been anthologized in Belt Publishing's City Anthology Series (Milwaukee) and received generous support from Bread Loaf and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Furthermore, Paige is a Pushcart Prize nominee, the former Associate Editor of Woolly, a former staff writer for Van Winkle's and the former Senior Editor of TRUE, a weekly publication from Proximity Magazine that aims to push forward the conversation around nonfiction. She was featured in a video from Refinery29 on ASMR and gave a talk for the IRL Club on the same subject. In 2020, Paige also shared her experience with noise pollution and mental health on an episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz — a sound-themed podcast in partnership with TED.
