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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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    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
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  7. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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    Fan fiction of your life!
  9. Books and confidence
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    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. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  14. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  15. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  16. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  17. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  18. A reading from Elizabeth
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    A reading from Elizabeth
  19. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  20. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
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  21. Reluctant reader to avid writer
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    08:19
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