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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
  2. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  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. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  15. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  16. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  17. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  18. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  19. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  20. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  21. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  22. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
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