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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
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    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
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    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
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    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
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    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
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    Wishes
  14. Audience questions
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    Audience questions
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    Inspired by travelling
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    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  17. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  18. Beginnings
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  19. Questions from Schools
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    Questions from Schools
  20. Three pointers for writers
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    Three pointers for writers
  21. Discussing illustration
    03:51
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  22. It Does Matter
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    It Does Matter
  23. Questions from pupils
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    Questions from pupils
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