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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
    03:48
    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. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  15. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  18. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  19. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  20. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  21. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  22. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
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