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Fan fiction of your life!
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How much of Dean’s experiences are reflected in his book?
  1. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  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. 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. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  17. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  18. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  19. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  20. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  21. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  22. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
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