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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
    03:48
    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?
    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. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  15. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  16. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  17. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  18. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  19. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  20. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  21. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  22. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
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