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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. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  17. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  18. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  19. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  20. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  21. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  22. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
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