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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. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  15. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  16. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  17. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  18. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  19. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  20. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  21. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  22. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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