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Questions from West Calder High School
Pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian put their questions to Alan.
  1. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  17. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  18. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  19. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  20. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  21. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  22. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  23. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
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