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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 pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  14. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  15. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  16. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  17. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  18. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  19. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  20. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  21. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  22. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
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