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About Our Tower
Growing up in a tower block provided the inspiration for a magical storybook.
  1. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  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. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  15. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  16. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  17. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  18. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  19. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  20. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  21. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  22. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  23. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
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