Micaela Carr, Editor in New York, NY, USA

Overview

It's a pleasure to meet you! I'm Micaela, a New York based editor who specializes in everything that falls on the commercial to literary fiction spectrum. I've worked in publishing for 5 years and have worked with incredible authors such as Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe, Barbara Kingsolver, Louise Erdrich, Gina Sorell, Laurie Frankel, and so many others.

My current passion projects are in the women’s fiction space, as well as multigenerational family dramas, and love stories. I love to be able to help foster creative minds to bring to life the world that they are envisioning. Let me help you brainstorm plot points, build great structure, and craft perfect sentences to create the novel of your wildest dreams.

Services

Developmental Editing

Editorial Assessment

Fiction

Coming of Age Contemporary Fiction Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction

Languages

English (US)

Work experience

Associate Editor

Henry Holt

Feb, 2023 — Present

In this role, I acquire and edit commercial and literary fiction titles for publication on the Henry Holt list for upcoming seasons. I collaborate with authors who write women's fiction, coming of age stories, and literary portraits of family dramas.

Assistant Editor

HarperCollins Publishers

Sep, 2020 — Feb, 2023 (over 2 years)

In this role, I acquired and edited commercial, contemporary, and literary fiction titles for publication on the Harper and Harper Perennial lists for frontlist seasons. I also assisted two editors in multiple titles that went on to win Pulitzer awards, National Book Awards, and be on the New York Times bestsellers list.

Production and Editorial Assistant

Chicago Review Press

Nov, 2018 — Sep, 2020 (almost 2 years)

In this role, I specialized in copyediting manuscripts for fiction and nonfiction titles on the Chicago Review Press list. I also assisted an editor in their acquisitions of fiction and nonfiction titles.