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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
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    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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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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  10. The poetry community
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    The poetry community
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wishes
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    Wishes
  13. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  14. How to Draw Granville's Head
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  15. Reading from The Boxer
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  16. The origins of 'Lads'
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  17. Myths and Monsters
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  18. Working in Comics
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    Working in Comics
  19. Writing in Scots
    02:48
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  20. Have a go!
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    Have a go!
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