“This is an uncommon talent… Her writing is sharp, her voice compelling, her reporting skills peerless. It’s sadly too rare to find a writer who can also report, and almost as rare to find a reporter who can truly write, but Paige is among the best at both.” — Josh Dean, former Men’s Journal editor and co-founder of Play, the sports magazine of The New York Times

“I’ve worked with no writer who has greater range than Paige Williams. She is a master of every journalistic genre—daily news, investigations, enterprise, profiles that are both insightful and provocative, features that delight readers and win prizes. She’s brilliantly creative and impressively determined. I was managing editor of The Charlotte Observer for 13 years, supervising a truly talented news staff of more than 250 people, yet Paige turned out a staggeringly disproportionate percentage of the best journalism we did during that period.” – Frank Barrows, former managing editor, The Charlotte Observer

“Paige Williams’ national award-winning journalism speaks for itself—meticulously reported, elegantly written, tight and to the point. Her skills as an editor are also self-evident from her distinguished work record. What most people don’t know is her performance in the classroom: a fine teacher, always assiduously prepared, who consistently got great reviews from her students and won the admiration of her colleagues.” — Michael Norman, author of Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and professor of journalism, New York University

“Paige was among the most valued contributors to the House & Home section of the New York Times in the seven years that I worked as section editor. Her writing had a resonant quality and a literary timbre that distinguished it from the serviceable reporting we usually published. She has an eye for detail and ear for language that one would normally associate with really good fiction writing. If I were again to edit that section, or any other publication, she would be on my shortlist of people to call.” – Michael Cannell, former House & Home editor, the New York Times

“It’s one thing to be an award-winning writer, but it takes quite another set of skills to strip apart the craft, to teach students with a range of talents. One of her greatest assets is her ability to teach a number of courses: newspapers and/or magazine-style features, plus narrative nonfiction.” — Mary Quigley, professor of journalism and director of adjuncts, New York University

“We came to rely on Paige as our secret weapon. She was a great digger and investigator, a beautiful writer, a one-woman wonder at rewrite on deadline. Her gifts just did not allow her to fail at anything. I’ve followed Paige in the intervening years as she accumulated other titles: editor, teacher, fiction writer, writing coach. She has turned into a leader in her profession. I’ve always admired her literary gifts. Now I admire how she keeps adding to her skills and knowledge. Paige’s creativity and drive keep refreshing and broadening her portfolio. It is an impressive process to watch.”
– Cheryl Carpenter, managing editor, The Charlotte Observer

“Paige Williams is a bundle of talent, skill, brains, interpersonal adeptness, and charismatic charm. She came to Reno last spring as our Robert Laxalt Distinguished Writer, a visiting professional program that honors the legacy of a pioneering memoirist, magazine journalist, and founder of the University of Nevada Press. We invited Paige because her work combines qualities we associate with Robert Laxalt — it is lyrical, literary, and accessible. In talks with students, classes, faculty, and the general public, she was a lively and engaging presenter. She insisted that the path to accomplished writing passes through thickets of intensive reading — without belittling anyone who had not yet learned to love the same briar patches. We were so impressed we tried to hire her. Alas, we failed. A year later, we’re still talking about ideas she shared with us. Paige writes — with flair, authority, even panache. She thinks — about what she is writing, about how writing works, about how to help other writers improve their craft. She reads (with cunning insight) contemporary and classic authors, fiction and non-fiction, daily and weekly and monthly and timeless journalism. She talks — concisely, thoughtfully, melodically. She imagines how to convert tales about exotic places such as Nevada into compelling stories. She knows the secrets of powerful newspaper work, magazine storytelling, and creative writing. As a former metropolitan newspaper and regional magazine editor, I have been blessed with the chance to work with great writers — winners of prizes named for Joseph Pulitzer and Ernie Pyle and handed out by state, regional, and national press associations. Paige’s work ranks up there with the best.” — Cole Campbell, dean of the Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada Reno; March 14, 2006