Carrie Berk

Carrie Berk (born December 17, 2002) is an American writer, blogger, activist, and actress. With her mother Sheryl Berk, she has co-authored three children's and young adult novel series: The Cupcake Club, Fashion Academy, and Ask Emma. Berk is also the author of a style website, Carrie's Chronicles, and is an anti-bullying activist. She also stars in the Brat TV show Stage Fright. Berk is also known as a social media influencer, appearing in Season 3 of Next Influencer.

Berk is also the writer of two books about her life, including My Real-Life Rom-Com and Mindfire: Diary of an Anxious Twenty Something.

Life and career Berk spent much of her early life in New York City. Her mother is Sheryl Berk, an editor, journalist, and author known primarily for her work as a celebrity ghostwriter and founding editor in chief of Life & Style Weekly. The elder Berk co-wrote 2004's Soul Surfer which was adapted into a 2011 film of the same name. at the age of seven. While in second grade at PS 6 in Manhattan, Berk developed an idea for a book involving a cupcake club. It was published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. In July 2015, Berk and her mother released their second book series collaboration in Fashion Academy. That book also inspired an eponymous off-Broadway musical that was staged for the first time in October 2015 by the Vital Theatre Company. In July 2017, a production of Peace, Love and Cupcakes was staged at the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). The show was done in alignment with NoBully.org. Berk starred in the production and was given an NYMF award for "Outstanding Individual Performance". In December 2017, she launched Carrie's Chronicles, which is described as a "style empowerment" website. Berk and her mother started a third book series with the release of Ask Emma on Little Bee Books/Bonnier. The book follows the main character, Emma Woods, who writes a school advice column and must deal with cyberbullying. Later that year, Berk, in her role as teen ambassador for NoBully.org, scripted and recorded a "Girls Against Bullying" video with other teen celebrities for the organization in January 2019. Also that month, the second book in the Ask Emma series, Frenemies, was released. In 2022, she appeared in Season 3 of Next Influencer.

Berk released the book My Real-Life Rom-Com in 2025, a book about navigating dating as a teenager. She followed up with Mindfire: Diary of an Anxious Twenty Something in May 2025, a book that discusses how she has coped with anxiety.

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