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How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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Gray asks about the importance of LGBTQ representation in fiction.
  1. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  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. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  15. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  16. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  17. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  18. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  19. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  20. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  21. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  22. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
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