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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
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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?
    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. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  16. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  17. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  18. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  19. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  20. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  21. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  22. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
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