Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Inflatables writers Beth Garrod and Jess Hitchman

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In this episode Lucy chats with creators of The Inflatables, Beth Garrod and Jess Hitchman.

Beth Garrod is the author of the Super Awkward series. After growing up in Worcester, UK, she has worked around the world, including the USA, India, South Africa, and Canada producing everything from mental health campaigns, to music TV shows for brands including MTV and the BBC. She now lives in East London and splits her time between writing and social impact campaigns that help to inform and empower young people. 

Jess Hitchman started her career as an online agony aunt on a dot com boom website for teenage girls. Since then, she has worked for youth and entertainment brands including Cbeebies, CBBC, Radio 1, XFM, MTV and Nickelodeon. As a side project, Jess runs Oops Yay, a digital play studio. Her educational apps for preschoolers have been featured by Apple all over the world. Jess is the author of picture books AVA IN CODE LAND, ALL KINDS OF AWESOME (Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan), IN EVERY HOUSE, ON EVERY STREET (Little Tiger)

Find Beth on:
Twitter: @bethg
Instagram: @beth__garrod

Find Jess on:
Twitter: @jesshitch


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