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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
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    00:21
    Introducing Wain
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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  4. The Black Flamingo
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    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. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  14. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  15. Sport brings us together
    02:36
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  16. Cuiken Primary film
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  17. Children’s Laureate
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    Children’s Laureate
  18. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
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  19. Schools questions
    09:55
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  20. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  21. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  22. Making the change
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