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Fan fiction of your life!
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How much of Dean’s experiences are reflected in his book?
  1. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  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. 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 Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  14. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  16. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  17. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  18. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  19. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  20. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  21. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  22. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
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