About Carey Salerno
Carey Salerno is an American poet, editor, and publishing executive. Raised near Lake Michigan, she earned a Bachelor of Arts from Western Michigan University and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from New England College.Salerno is the author of two poetry collections. Her debut book, Shelter (Alice James Books, 2008), received the 2007 Kinereth Gensler Award and garnered positive critical notice from Library Journal. Her subsequent collection, Tributary (Persea Books, 2021), received critical coverage from Poets & Writers, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and Publishers Weekly. Her poetry has appeared in various literary journals, including the American Poetry Review, New England Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and Rattle.
In addition to her writing, Salerno serves as the executive director of Alice James Books. Under her leadership, the press received the 2021 Golden Colophon Award from the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses. She also co-edited the anthology Lit from Inside: 40 Years of Poetry from Alice James Books alongside Anne Marie Macari, which received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. She currently resides in New Jersey.
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