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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
    03:48
    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?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  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!
    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. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  14. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  16. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  17. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  18. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  19. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  20. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  21. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  22. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
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