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Being Children’s Laureate
Cressida talks about her time as Children’s Laureate
  1. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  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. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  15. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  16. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  17. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  18. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  19. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  20. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  21. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  22. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  23. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
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