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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
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    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?
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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
    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. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  14. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  15. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  16. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  17. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  18. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  19. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  20. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  21. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  22. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
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