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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
  1. Introducing Wain
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    Introducing Wain
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  2. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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  3. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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  4. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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  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?
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  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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  7. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
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  8. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
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  9. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
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  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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  13. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  15. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  16. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  17. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  18. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  19. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  20. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  21. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  22. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
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