Latinx in Publishing (LxP): What do you do?
Carla Benton (CB): I’m a senior production editor for St. Martin’s Publishing Group at Macmillan. I’m also a freelance book copy editor and proofreader.
LxP: How did you get started?
CB: While at NYU, I landed an internship in Putnam’s copyediting department at Penguin. My first FT job was also at Penguin in managing editorial at Berkley.
LxP: What do you wish you knew before getting into the industry?
CB: Most reading—and writing—heavy concentrations will similarly set you up to get started in this field, so choose something primarily because it truly interests you!
LxP: What book are you currently working on or reading?
CB: I’m currently working on Before You Say Anything: The Untold Stories and Failproof Strategies of a Very Discreet Speechwriter by Victoria Wellman.
Carla Benton is currently a senior production editor at Macmillan, as well as a freelance copy editor and proofreader, and has worked in this particular corner of the industry since 2008. She is Peruvian American and Chicago has been her home base since 2016.