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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
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    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?
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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!
    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. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  16. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  17. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  18. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
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  19. Draw Along
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    Draw Along
  20. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  21. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
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    06:27
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