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Fan fiction of your life!
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How much of Dean’s experiences are reflected in his book?
  1. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. 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?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  14. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  15. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  16. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  17. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  18. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  19. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  20. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  21. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  22. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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