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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
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    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?
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    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. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  14. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  16. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  18. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  19. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  20. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  21. More questions
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    More questions
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    02:24
    Diving Poem
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