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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
    03:48
    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. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  14. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  15. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  16. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  17. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  18. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  19. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  20. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  21. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  22. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
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