Katy Mayfield

Katy Mayfield is a Georgia-born, Brooklyn-based writer and researcher. She has been publishing journalism and music criticism for over a decade and her work can be found in Paste Magazine, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and Ms. Magazine, among others. She graduated from Emory University in 2022 and worked briefly in music publicity before pivoting to academic research and work on the independent political comedy show Late Stage Live!, which has been featured in Teen Vogue, Jezebel, and Them. She loves music criticism, music history, and the delicate art of making a playlist.