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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
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    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?
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    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. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  17. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  18. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  19. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  20. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  21. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  22. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
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