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Which piece of poetry or prose do Rachel and Dean wish they had written?
  1. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  14. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  15. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  18. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  19. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  20. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  21. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  22. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
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