About S. M. Grey

Who, exactly?


S. M. Grey grew up in Tucson, Arizona where Altrameda began as a Dungeons and Dragons character. Grey attended the University of Arizona, studying both Creative Writing and Astronomy. She graduated in 2017.

Grey moved to Adelaide, South Australia after completing her degree. There, she spends much of her free time gaming, cross-stitching, and daydreaming about robots.

The Stormforged is her first novel.

State Library of South Australia

Fiction Works


Scribes Writers ‘Short Takes’ Literary Award - 2017 2nd Place Winner, Fictional Short Story Category 

  • The Suicide of Emilia Grey

The “Possessions” series - Edited by Paul Loh, Dave Burton, and Scarlett R. Algee 

  • Hands

  • Incensiarsi

  • A Cabinet of Curiosities

Nonfiction Works

University of Arizona, Active Galactic Videos - Under the College of Science’s Associate Dean, Professor Chris Impey, and Dr. Matthew Wenger

  • Rocks from Space - What’s the Deal?

  • Two Lovely Weavers - Anita and Arabella

  • What Star Augur Etraeus Got Wrong

Fairy Tale Review - Under Professor Kate Bernheimer and MFA Jon Riccio

  • Fairy-Tale Files: Fishy Relations

  • Fairy-Tale Files: The Ears Have It

Wait, tell me more about the Dungeons and Dragons thing.

This novel wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the Heroes and Villains comic book store in Tucson, and all of the incredible people who played D&D there every Wednesday evening.

Altrameda was a Tempest Cleric in the Tyranny of Dragons campaign. You know how they do things - cast Thunderwave, use Channel Divinity: Destructive Wrath, then heal up the unfortunate melee party members while insisting it was the right call.

After the campaign ended, Grey decided Altrameda needed a story of her own.

The miniature used for Altrameda.