About

Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Sean has lived in Ireland, Italy, London and New York, and now resides and writes on Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia

His debut novel Wood Green (Giramondo) was shortlisted for The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2017 and The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2016 and was also longlisted for the ALS Gold Medal. It was published in the UK by Dodo Ink in 2016.

Sean is a writer and librarian and has previously worked as a cook, script reader, copy-editor and freelance journalist

Other writing

Short Stories                     

The Old Gods Review of Australian Fiction (Australia 2017)

NO The Worcester Review (United States 2014)

An Ear Where My Heart Should Be Toad Suck Review (United States 2014)

Coup de Grace Eleven Eleven Journal (United States 2013)

Landing Eyeshot.net (United States 2013)

I Can Hear The Ice Singing Best Australian Stories (Australia 2012)

I Can Hear The Ice Singing Permafrost Magazine (United States 2011)

The Good Healer Wet Ink Magazine (Australia 2011)

Essay

Giving Up Sydney Review of Books