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Fan fiction of your life!
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How much of Dean’s experiences are reflected in his book?
  1. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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 The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  14. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  15. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  16. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  17. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  18. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  19. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  20. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  21. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  22. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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