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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
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    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
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    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. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
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  16. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  17. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  18. Our Tower reading
    06:12
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  19. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  20. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  21. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  22. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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