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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. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  14. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  15. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  16. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  17. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  18. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  19. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  20. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  21. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  22. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
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