Micaela Carr

Micaela Carr – Editor

A New York based editor with a love for bringing the brightest of stories to life through fiction filled with beautiful words and imagery.

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
Fiction
Coming of Age Contemporary Fiction Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

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.

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.

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.

Portfolio

Love Buzz: A Novel

Tubati-Alexander, Neely

Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading
Caul Baby

Morgan Jerkins

Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Developmental Editing Copy Editing
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Editorial Assessment Proofreading
Fake: A Novel

Katz, Erica

Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

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