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Illustrating the Book
Konnie on drawing the illustrations throughout her book.
  1. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    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
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  15. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  17. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  18. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  19. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  20. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  21. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  22. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  23. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
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