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Which piece of poetry or prose do Rachel and Dean wish they had written?
  1. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  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. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  14. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  17. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  18. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  19. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  20. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  21. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  22. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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