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Which piece of poetry or prose do Rachel and Dean wish they had written?
  1. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  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. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  15. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  17. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  18. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  19. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  20. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  21. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  22. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
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