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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
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  7. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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    Fan fiction of your life!
  9. Books and confidence
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    Books and confidence
  10. The poetry community
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    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
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    Wishes
  13. Beginnings
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    Beginnings
  14. Bear Moves
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    Bear Moves
  15. Favourite book
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    Favourite book
  16. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
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  17. More questions for Sav
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  19. A Dog with Nice Ears
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  20. Question time
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  21. Prez
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    Prez
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