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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. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  14. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  15. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  16. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  17. School Questions
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    School Questions
  18. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  19. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  20. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  21. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  22. Favourite book
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    Favourite book
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