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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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  4. The Black Flamingo
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  5. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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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
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    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. Writing in Scots
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    Writing in Scots
  16. Newton Farm Questions
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    Newton Farm Questions
  17. Draw along
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    Draw along
  18. More questions
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    More questions
  19. What are you favourite things about books?
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  20. Acting and Writing
    05:49
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  21. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  22. Early drawings
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    Early drawings
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