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Stories and puzzles
Alastair talks about how he first got into writing books
  1. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  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. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  15. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  16. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  17. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  18. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  19. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  20. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  21. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  22. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  23. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
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