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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. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  14. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  15. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  16. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  17. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  18. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  19. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  20. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  21. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  22. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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