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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. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  14. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  15. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  16. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  17. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  18. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  19. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  20. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  21. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  22. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
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