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Introducing The Black Flamingo
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Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  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. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  14. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  15. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  16. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  17. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  18. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  19. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  20. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  21. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  22. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
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