JG Montgomery

JG Montgomery is an Australian/ English author. He was born in Cornwall, England and lives in Canberra, Australia.

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 Glasgow 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 (SES) 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 has another publication concerning ghosts and the supernatural due to be released in January 2017, titled Haunted Australian: Ghosts of the Great Southern Land.

He contributed and edited poetry in Capital Reflections. He has also spoken about ghosts on radio programs and at the National Museum of Australia. He is currently completing another book on ghosts concerning ghosts of the United Kingdom.

Bibliography

Supernatural/ paranormal

Haunted Australia: Ghosts of the Great Southern Land (Schiffer Publishing) Available January 2017

WYRD- A journey into the beliefs and philosophies of the known and unknown (CFZ Press 2014)

A Case for Ghosts (Ginninderra Press 2012) -Nominated for ACT Book of the Year 2013

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)

Screenplay

The Roaring Bunyip with Tim the Yowie man. (Documentary. Carillion Pictures 2013)

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