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Introducing The Black Flamingo
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Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  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. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  14. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  15. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  16. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  17. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  18. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  19. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  20. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  21. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  22. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
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