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How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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Gray asks about the importance of LGBTQ representation in fiction.
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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  7. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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  9. Books and confidence
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    Books and confidence
  10. The poetry community
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  11. Working with young writers
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    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
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  13. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
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    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  14. Inspiration
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  15. Introducing Sav Akyuz
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  16. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
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    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
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  18. Room on the Broom in Scots
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    Room on the Broom in Scots
  19. School Questions
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  20. We are all storytellers
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  21. Final thoughts
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