Carolyn Ferrell (born 1962, Brooklyn, New York) is an American short story writer and novelist.
She has lived, worked, and studied in West Berlin, Manhattan, and the South Bronx.
She is married to and has children with psychology professor Linwood Lewis.
Her work has appeared in The Literary Review, Callaloo, Fiction, and Sojourner: The Women's Forum.
She teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College.