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Fan fiction of your life!
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How much of Dean’s experiences are reflected in his book?
  1. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  15. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  17. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  18. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  19. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  20. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  21. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  22. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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