Because it's all about me
Trey Montague (the 3-2-1 short version)
From YTS conscript to editor, philosopher, musician, prize-winning author and poet, mummy, midwife, swimmer, and honorary canine.
Consultant and advisor for fiction authors writing all things maternity related.
Trey has
3 degrees and was once in a band
2 nationalities
1 butter-wouldn't-melt Yorkshire Terrier
1/2 - as in 'other' who's reliable as taxes
(the long version)
Trey has a background in English lit, philosophy, political theory, African drumming, martial arts and midwifery. She's a specialist foster carer and the proud recipient of a PhD in walking her Yorkshire Terrier.
She squirrels away at her words from her home beside the seaside. Between scenes and midwifing, she edits and provides maternity-in-fiction consulting services. In her spare time, she swims, kayaks, visits her children in Austria, and follows her four-legged boss along coastal paths.
Her love of the sea and writing demands she’ll be making up stories until her scattered ashes float past some unsuspecting sea swimmer.
Publications:
The Luck Quotient (short story) in SFF anthology, The Law of Consequences
A Numbers Game (short story) in SFF anthology, The Law of Mischief (out July 2025)
Birdie (short story) Aesthetica short fiction anthology, 2024
Poetry in several anthologies
Awards/recognition:
Winner - I Am In Print novel competition, 2025
Shortlisted & placed - Aesthetica short fiction prize, 2024
Honourable mention - Gutsy Great Novelists Page One Prize, 2024
Winner - Curtis Brown Creative New Beginnings Poetry Prize, 2022 for Mantra.
Member of writing groups: Litopia and the BXP.