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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. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  14. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  18. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  19. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  20. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  21. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  22. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
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