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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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    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?
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    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. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  16. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  17. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  18. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  19. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  20. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  21. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  22. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
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