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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. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  14. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  15. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  16. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  19. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  20. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  21. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  22. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
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