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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
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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. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  14. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  15. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  16. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  17. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  18. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  19. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  20. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  21. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  22. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
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