Beth Garrod is a bestselling author of children’s and teen comedy fiction. Her debut series was the bestselling SUPER AWKWARD trilogy published by Scholastic, with SUPER AWKWARD published in 2016, TRULY MADLY AWKWARD in 2017, and ACCESS ALL AWKWARD in 2018. These were followed by standalone YA summer rom-com TAKE A CHANCE ON ME and Christmas rom-coms ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS and ALL THE JINGLE LADIES (published in the US by Sourcebooks as BLAME IT ON THE MISTLETOE and ALL THE JINGLE LADIES). 

Beth’s debut middle-grade SISTER SWITCH published in 2021, with THE UNFORTUNATE WISHES OF NELLY YOUNG published in 2023 by Simon & Schuster (UK & US). 

Beth has also written a six-book graphic chapter book series THE INFLATABLES with Jess Hitchman, illustrated by Chris Danger, which launched in 2022: BAD AIR DAY, MISSION UN-POPPABLE, DO-NUT PANIC, SPLASH OF THE TITANS, SNACK TO THE FUTURE and AIR TO THE THRONE (Scholastic UK/US).

Beth also enjoys screen writing, and wrote an AR children’s storybook (Wonderscope/A Brief History of Amazing Stunts) which won Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award: AR (2019) and a Children’s BAFTA (2019). Along with writing partner Jess Hitchman, Beth also won BFI funding for a pilot script about teen girls in STEM (PLANET JEEVIE). 

Beth has a range of greetings cards CONTINUOUS GREETINGS, that are designed to be shared back and forth between two people, and are published by Chronicle Books. 

Beth grew up in Worcester, before heading to Leeds University to study Biology - which she put to excellent use by accidentally starting a career in TV. Since then she’s worked in London, New York and Toronto for TV, radio and digital broadcasters including Radio 1, CBBC and MTV, launching everything from mental health campaigns to number one music-podcasts. She now lives in East London and concentrates on social impact projects, working with charities and broadcasters around the world. She’s been writing for teenagers ever since her career started, and has been being awkward in her own life for even longer.