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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
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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?
    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. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  14. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  15. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  16. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  17. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  18. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  19. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  20. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  21. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  22. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
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