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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
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    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?
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    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    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. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  14. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  17. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  18. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  19. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  20. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  21. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
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    Down Behind The Dustbin
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