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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  12. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  13. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  14. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  15. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  16. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  18. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  19. 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?
  20. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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