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Kate Fitzpatrick is an author, blogger and commercial strategist. Until February 2017 Kate was the global Category Manager for Pearson English Readers and Upper Secondary titles, taking care of global commercial strategy and product strategy for her print and digital portfolio. She joined Pearson Schools in Melbourne in 2010 after an early dalliance with asset management and is currently completing the Curtis Brown six month novel writing course. Kate holds a BA in History and a BComm in Economics from Melbourne University, and an MA in Digital Publishing from UCL.

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