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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
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    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?
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    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. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  15. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  16. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  17. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  18. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  19. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  20. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  21. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  22. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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