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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. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  14. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  15. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  16. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  18. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  19. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  20. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  21. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  22. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
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