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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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    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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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
    01:48
    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. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  14. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  17. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  18. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  19. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  20. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  21. Dogs in space
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    Dogs in space
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    Reading from The Crossover
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