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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. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  15. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  16. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  17. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  18. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  19. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  20. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  21. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  22. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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