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The Great Storm Whale reading
What happens when Noi discovers a baby whale on the beach? Watch and find out.
  1. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  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. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  15. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  17. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  18. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  19. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  20. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  21. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  22. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  23. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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