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Wishes
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Which piece of poetry or prose do Rachel and Dean wish they had written?
  1. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  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. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  16. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  17. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  18. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  19. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  20. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  21. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  22. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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