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Books and confidence
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Can books and television help young people to come out?
  1. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  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. 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. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  19. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  20. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  21. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  22. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
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