Sheila is seeking fresh voices across several genres. “I enjoy manuscripts that allow readers to experience cultures and perspectives different from their own.
“I am primarily interested in representing: crime, thriller, psychological thrillers, domestic suspense, domestic thrillers; mystery (traditional and cozy); domestic fiction; historical fiction (covering adult, young adult, and middle grade); fantasy (historical fantasy, fantasy grounded in reality, cozy fantasy); horror; dystopian and speculative fiction (including middle grade and YA).” She also reps select young adult and middle grade projects across her genres.
Sheila doesn’t just read stories; she dissects their DNA. With an MFA in Writing from Albertus Magnus College and a deep academic background in English Literature and History, Sheila brings a rigorous, scholarly eye to the BAM Management literary team. Her career is defined by a relentless pursuit of excellence, backed by a trophy case of accolades, including the William Markward Prize and multiple scholarships for poetry and research.
A seasoned editor and published author, Sheila served as the Co-Editor of The Scribe and has been a fixture in the literary circuit for decades, with work appearing in Kansas City Metropolitan Verse and Breakwater. She is a member of Sigma Tau Delta and Kappa Gamma Pi Catholic Honors Society, standing as a vetted authority in both creative and academic circles. When Sheila evaluates a manuscript, she isn’t just looking for a “good read”—she is looking for the structural integrity and “haunting” narrative tension that turns a debut into a legacy.
For Sheila, representation is about protecting the artist’s vision while sharpening the work until it’s impossible for a publisher to ignore.
When she isn’t scouring the slush pile for the next great haunting narrative, Sheila is a “hippy-chic” gardener and photographer who shares her home with a small menagerie: two doodles (Theo and Roxy), a Morkie named Clarence, and a Maine Coon named MacGyver who is currently undergoing a species identity crisis.