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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
  1. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  2. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  3. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  4. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  5. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  7. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  9. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  14. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  15. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  16. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  17. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  18. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  19. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  20. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  21. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  22. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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