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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
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  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
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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  9. Books and confidence
    01:08
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  10. The poetry community
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    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
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    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. Where monsters come from
    03:38
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  14. 100 Words on Friendship
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  15. Making the change
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    Making the change
  16. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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  19. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  20. Prez
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  21. Writing Haikus
    08:00
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