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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. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  16. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  17. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  18. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  19. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  20. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  21. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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    He Had a Little Sticker
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