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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
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    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. This is a democracy
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    This is a democracy
  14. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  15. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Question time
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    Question time
  18. Questions
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    Questions
  19. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  20. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  21. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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