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Books and confidence
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Can books and television help young people to come out?
  1. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  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. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  14. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  15. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  18. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  19. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  20. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  21. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  22. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
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