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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. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  14. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  15. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  16. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  17. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  18. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  19. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  20. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  21. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  22. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
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