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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
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    Introducing Wain
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  7. A novel in verse
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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    Fan fiction of your life!
  9. Books and confidence
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  10. The poetry community
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    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
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  14. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  15. Weather and climate
    00:56
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  16. Health and Medicine
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  17. A monster quiz
    08:19
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  18. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
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  19. Persistence
    01:24
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  20. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  21. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
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