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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
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    00:21
    Introducing Wain
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    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. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  14. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  15. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  16. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  17. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  18. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  19. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  20. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  21. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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