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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. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  14. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  15. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  16. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  19. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  20. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  21. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  22. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
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