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Poet recommendations
Kwame answers another question from the audience.
  1. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  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. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  16. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  19. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  20. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  21. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  22. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  23. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
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