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How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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Gray asks about the importance of LGBTQ representation in fiction.
  1. 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?
  2. Introducing Wain
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    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
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    The Black Flamingo
  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!
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    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. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  14. Sputnik
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    Sputnik
  15. Prez
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    Prez
  16. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  17. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  18. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  19. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  20. Reading of The River
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    Reading of The River
  21. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  22. Our Tower reading
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    Our Tower reading
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