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Introducing The Black Flamingo
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Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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  2. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
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  3. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
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  4. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
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  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?
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  6. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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  7. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
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  8. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
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  9. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
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  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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  12. Wishes
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    Wishes
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  13. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  14. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  15. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  17. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  18. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  19. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  20. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  21. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  22. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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