Katherine Mayfield

Katherine Mayfield is a speaker on bullying and the award-winning author of Bullied: Why You Feel Bad Inside and What to Do About It, a guide to recovery for teens and adults who have been bullied.  Ms. Mayfield’s memoir, The Box of Daughter: Healing the Authentic Self, won awards in the 2012 New England Book Festival and Reader’s Favorite Awards, and was nominated as a finalist in the 2013 Maine Literary Awards.  She has also published two books on the acting business: Smart Actors, Foolish Choices and Acting A to Z, both published by Back Stage Books; a book of poems, The Box of Daughter & Other Poems; and the Kindle book, Dysfunctional Families: The Truth Behind the Happy Family Facade.

Ms. Mayfield appears regularly with the Portsmouth Athenæum's Wednesday Writers' Series in Portsmouth, NH.  She teaches writing workshops and classes in Maine, and blogs on Dysfunctional Families on her website, www.TheBoxofDaughter.com.'

Come meet Katherine Mayfield and dozens of additional Maine authors at this year's Books in Boothbay festival!