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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
  1. Introducing Wain
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    Introducing Wain
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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  4. The Black Flamingo
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  5. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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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
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    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
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    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. Social media and influencers
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  14. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
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    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. Y is for Young Adult
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    Y is for Young Adult
  17. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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  18. How to Draw Granville's Body
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  19. The right words in the right order
    02:38
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  20. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  21. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
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