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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  17. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  18. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  19. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  20. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  21. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  22. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
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    02:25
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