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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
  3. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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    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?
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    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. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  14. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  15. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  16. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  17. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  18. Alastair’s influences
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    Alastair’s influences
  19. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  20. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  21. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  22. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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