"Check out Manchester's up and coming poet and singer/songwriter for a taste of some seriously sensitive poetry"
- Libertine Magazine


About Seán

Seán is 25, he grew up in some fields on the island of Anglesey, and now lives in Manchester (UK).



Writing

Seán’s poetry has been published in a number of magazines, and he has read at various literature events in Manchester. As a teenager he was runner up in the Poetry Society's Young Poet of the Year Award and more recently, won first prize in the JBWB Summer Poetry Competition 2007, as well as having a poem Highly Commended in the Yeovil Prize 2007. One of his poems was selected for display in Urbis gallery in Manchester city centre as part of the 2006 Noise Festival exhibition - a showcase of the best young creative talent in the country. Seán has a first class honours degree in English and Creative Writing and is currently working on his first novel. He also writes music reviews, which have been published by magazines, national music websites, and used by artists' management companies for promotional purposes.



Music


Seán is a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist. He is self-taught on the guitar, has been playing since he was 10, and has been writing songs since his early teens. He began developing his vocals a couple of years ago, when he decided it was time to start singing all the songs he'd written.

Seán is currently making music with the band Earthona, as well as working on acoustic projects.




Seán supports the following organisations:

Friends Of The Earth Greenpeace Support Amnesty International