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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
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  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?
  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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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!
    01:05
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  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. Characters and Themes
    04:51
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  14. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  15. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
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    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  17. Favourite Scots Words
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  19. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  20. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
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    01:07
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    08:12
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