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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. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  15. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  16. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  17. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  18. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  19. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  20. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  21. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  22. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
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