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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. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  14. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  15. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  16. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  17. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  18. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  19. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  20. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  21. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  22. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
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