JG Montgomery
JG Montgomery is an Australian author. He was born in Cornwall, England and lives in Canberra.
He is the son of a Royal Australian Air Force officer and defence attaché. He is known for his writing on the supernatural and paranormal.
Personal life
He is the older brother of renowned Scottish based conductor Jessica Cottis. He is a graduate of the University of Canberra.
He is also a musician, vocalist and song writer. He has university degrees in cultural heritage and teaching. He is also a decorated State Emergency Service volunteer.
Career
He served in both the Australian Army Reserve and Australian Air Force.
He is the author of A Case for Ghosts (Ginninderra Press 2012) which was described by poet PS Cottier as "an engaging book to read. It’s as if the author were sitting with the reader in a pub, in front of an open fire, telling anecdotes about his explorations into the ghostly universe that may possibly shadow the everyday," and by the RiotACT that (he) "is quite open-minded in his approach to the subject. He does not preach as to the existence or non-existence of ghosts, but tantalises and entertains."
He is also the author and illustrator of the children’s book The Oomee Mau Mau as well as WYRD- A journey into the beliefs and philosophies of the known and unknown and Meditations in Orange, an autobiographical look at his career as an active member in the Australian State Emergency Service (SES).
He contributed and edited poetry in Capital Reflections. He has also spoken about ghosts on radio programs and at the National Museum of Australia.
Bibliography
Supernatural/ paranormal
A Case for Ghosts (Ginninderra Press 2012)
WYRD- A journey into the beliefs and philosophies of the known and unknown (CFZ Press 2014)
Children's
The Oomee Mau Mau (Willowmoon Press 2012)
Autobiographical
Meditations in Orange (Pendragon Publishing & Design 2014)
Poetry
Capital Reflections (Contributed to and compiled. Pendragon Publishing & Design 2014)
Edited
In the Spirit of Banjo Tim the Yowie Man (co-editor KL Willcox. Pendragon Publishing & Design 2014)
External links
- New book by Canberran author JG Montgomery- Meditations in Orange
- The Oomee Maui
- New book by Canberran author JG Montgomery- Meditations in Orange
- A case for ghosts : a personal journey into the unexplainable world of ghosts and the supernatural National Library of Australia
- Interview with JG Montgomery
- Willowmoon Publishing
- JG MONTGOMERY
- Still on the Track
- Meditations in Orange JG
- Ginninderra Press
- A Case for Ghosts National Library of Australia
- Capital Reflections