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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. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  15. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  16. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  18. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  19. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  20. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  21. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  22. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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