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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
  2. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  3. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    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?
    03:12
    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. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  15. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  16. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  17. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  18. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  19. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  20. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  21. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  22. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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