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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. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  14. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  15. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  16. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  17. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  18. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  19. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  20. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  21. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  22. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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