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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
    03:48
    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. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  14. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  17. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  18. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  19. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  20. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  21. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  22. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
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