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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
  3. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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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
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    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. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  14. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  15. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  16. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  17. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  18. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  19. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  20. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  21. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  22. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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