PAIGEMAYLOTT
A Hamilton-born writer fascinated by alternate realities and complex identities.
Author of My Body is Distant (ECW Press, 2023), a memoir exploring gender transition, critical illness, and the importance of virtual spaces.
My Body is Distant
My Body is Distant (ECW Press, September 2023) intertwines narratives of gender transition and critical illness, leading readers into virtual spaces to illuminate their importance.
Available in print and audiobook.
Selected publications & projects
A selection of published fiction, creative nonfiction, and other writing projects.
Cup of Sugar
The Ampersand Review, Issue No. 8 · 2025
VIEW ISSUE CONTENTS ↗Mayflies
Hamilton Arts & Letters Award for Creative Non-Fiction · 2021
VIEW AWARD RECORD ↗Workers in Transition
A Practical Guide for Union Representatives · Unifor · 2024
VIEW GUIDE (PDF) ↗A little about Paige
Paige Maylott is a Hamiltonian author, gamer, and accessibility specialist. Her memoir, My Body is Distant, examines gender transition, critical illness, and digital identity.
When not writing, Paige collects retro video games and blasts 80s hair metal, because sometimes the best plot twist is a guitar solo.
Amanda Orozco · Transatlantic Literary Agency
Claire Pokorchak · ECW Press
claire@ecwpress.com
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Literary CV
Selected publications, awards, readings and literary activities.
