HeyitsCarlyRae will be judging the 2025 Page Turner Book Awards, hoping to find new talented authors to read.
Carly-Rae has a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Harvard University Extension School with a field of study in literature and minors in Creative Writing and Archaeology/Anthropology. She graduated in the top 10% of the graduating class and was inducted into the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society.
She is currently pursuing her Master of Liberal Arts in Creative Writing and Literature at Harvard University Extension School. She is also the President of the Harvard Extension School’s Creative Writing and Literature Student Society, where her series, ‘Literary Hour with Carly-Rae,’ was voted Best HESA Event for 2025.
Carly-Rae is the face and founder of HeyitsCarlyRae, the popular booktube and blog channel. She has interviewed numerous industry professionals, such as NYT Bestselling Author Karen McManus, Maggie Stiefvater, Senior Executive Editor at Penguin Random House Wendy Loggia, and literary agent John Cusick.
Carly-Rae is also an influencer for Penguin Random House, Berkley Publishing, Inkyard Press, BookSparks, HarperCollins, Harlequin, Hallmark Publishing, and Simon & Schuster. What am I looking to see in manuscripts? I’m looking for voice that shines through the pages and pierces my soul. I like tight prose and fast-paced stories that keep me turning the pages. I am also a fan of character-driven stories and original concepts that hook me until the very last word.
What am I looking to see in manuscripts? I’m looking for voice that shines through the pages and pierces my soul. I like tight prose and fast-paced stories that keep me turning the pages. I am also a fan of character-driven stories and original concepts that hook me until the very last word.
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