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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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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  7. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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    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
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    Wishes
  13. This is a democracy
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  14. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
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  16. A question from Freya.
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  17. Sport brings us together
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  18. Questions from schools
    07:37
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  19. The Great Storm Whale reading
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    The Great Storm Whale reading
  20. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  21. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  22. The Great Storm Whale reading
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