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Flirting and locker room talk
Alan defines locker room talk and explains why it’s important to challenge it.
  1. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  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. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  17. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  18. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  19. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  20. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  21. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  22. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  23. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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