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The Black Flamingo
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Dean gives us a flavour of The Black Flamingo with a reading from the opening chapter.
  1. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  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. 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. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  14. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  15. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  16. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  17. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  18. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  19. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  20. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  21. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  22. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
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