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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
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    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
    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. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  14. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  15. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  16. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  17. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  18. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  19. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  20. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  21. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  22. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
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