![Headshot of Ellie Robinson. She is wearing a red t-shirt and a black band in her hair.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/Untitled-72-%C3%97-26-in-7.jpg)
Big DoG 2023 Press Images
Authors, Book Jackets and Events
Big DoG Authors and Book Jackets
![Headshot of children's author Jack Meggitt-Phillips. He stands smiling with his arms folded.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/Jack_Meggitt_Phillips299online.jpg)
Jack Meggitt-Phillips
![Headshot of Alex Foulkes sitting in a garden.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/Alex-Foulkes-author-1.jpg)
Alex Foulkes
![Book cover of Rules for Vampires by Alex Foulkes. A cartoon vampire standing on a rooftop in the moonlight surrounded by bats.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/75197/rules-vamp.jpg)
Rules for Vampires
![Headshot of Ellie Robinson. She is wearing a red t-shirt and a black band in her hair.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/Ellie-Robinson-Credit-Shamil-Tanna-1.jpg)
Ellie Robinson
![Headshot of Alastair Chisholm. Bookshelves containing books behind him.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/alastair-chisholm-1.jpg)
Alastair Chisholm
![Book cover of Dragon Storm by Alastair Chisholm. A young girl is riding on the back of a purple dragon flying through a forest.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/6.DragonStorm_ErinandRockhammer_CVR_UK-1.jpg)
Dragon Storm
![Author Liz Flanagan sitting at a desk smiling with a cup in her hands.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/82842/Author-LIz-Flanagan-by-Matt-Radcliffe.jpg)
Lis Flanagan
![Cover of Wildsmith Into the dark forest by Liz Flanagan. Three children walking through a woodland surrounded by dragons, a fox and owl and a raven. A small cottage with smoke curling from the chimney sits on a branch.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/82847/wildsmith.jpg)
Wildsmith
![Headshot of Ross Collins pushing his hand through his hair.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/Ross-Collins-photo-by-Chris-Close-1-copy.jpg)
Ross Collins
![Headshot of Justin Davies standing against a wall with shrubs and a house behind him.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/DaviesJustin-by-Bob-McDevitt.jpg)
Justin Davis
![Book cover of Haarville by Justin Davies. Two children stand on a harbour with splashing waves below them, gasping as a seagull flies above holding a paper note in its beak. Behind them houses in the mist.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/9781782508441.jpg)
Haarville
![Philip Ardach standing in front of a red brick wall resting his arm on a red post box.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/Philip-Ardagh-Author-Photo.jpg)
Philip Ardagh
![Book cover Bunnies in a boat by Philip Ardagh. Various animals are driving a speed boat while items fly out of it behind them. Fish are jumping out of the way below the boat, a pirate ship is chasing them and two pigs look on over a rock in delight.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/Bunnies-in-a-Boat.jpg)
Bunnies in a Boat
![Author Vivian French sitting in her office chair. Behind her are shelves full of books, pens and notebooks.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/viv.jpeg)
Vivian French
Big DoG Events
Aardman Model-Making Workshop
![Jim Parkyn from Aardman Model-Making Workshop showing children how to make models of sheep, during a Children's Book Festival event.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/IMG_3039.jpg)
Senior Model-Maker, Jim Parkyn
![A young child sitting at a table making a model sheep with an instruction leaflet and modelling clay, during a Children's Book Festival event.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/IMG_3029.jpg)
![A young child sitting at a table rolling out white modelling clay into balls to make a sheep, during a Children's Book Festival event.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/IMG_2769-1.jpg)
![Children sitting in groups at tables making model sheep from modelling clay during a Children's Book Festival event.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/IMG_3018-1.jpg)
![Two young children making models out of modelling clay during a Children's Book Festival event. While sitting at a table they are rolling out small balls of clay, following instructions from a sheet of paper.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/IMG_2749-1.jpg)
Tom Morgan-Jones, Drop-in Draw Along
![Author Tom Morgan Jones standing in front of a green door holding his book 'The Red Dread', with a surprised look on his face.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_crop32/KSM_BigDog_Tom-Morgan-Jones-1.jpg)
Ailie Finlay, Sensory Stories Workshop
![A side view of storyteller and puppeteer Ailie Finlay holding a bird in her hand up towards her mouth and smiling.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_crop32/Bird-and-me-smiling-1.jpg)