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Introducing Wain
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Rachel tells us about their verse collection, titled Wain.
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    Introducing Wain
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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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
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    A novel in verse
  8. Fan fiction of your life!
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    Fan fiction of your life!
  9. Books and confidence
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    Books and confidence
  10. The poetry community
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  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. A first science fiction novel
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  14. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  15. Questions from Schools
    09:36
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  16. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
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  17. Pupils' questions
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  18. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
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  19. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  20. A question from Freya.
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