Sean Stewart

For the reality TV star, see Sean Stewart (reality TV star).
Sean Stewart
Born (1965-06-02) June 2, 1965
Lubbock, Texas, United States
Occupation Writer

Sean Stewart (born June 2, 1965) is a United States-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.

Born in Lubbock, Texas, Sean Stewart moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1968. After stints in Houston, Texas, Vancouver, British Columbia, Irvine, California, Monterey, California [Davis, California]] and Santa Monica, California, he now lives in Pasadena, California.

He received an Honors degree in English from University of Alberta in 1987, following which he spent many years writing novels. He gradually moved from writing novels to interactive fiction, first as lead writer on the Web-based Alternate Reality Game () The Beast.

He served as a consultant on several computer games, and was on the management team of the 42 Entertainment experiential marketing and entertainment company, where he was lead writer for Haunted Apiary aka ilovebees and Last Call Poker. His newest novel Cathy's Book seems to represent the melding of his two careers, as it crosses the alternate reality game format with a teen novel. In 2007, he and several 4orty2wo co-founders left that company to start Fourth Wall Studios, where they won an Emmy for interactive television in 2013. In 2014, he joined MIcrosoft's Xbox Studios as Creative Director.

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References

  1. ↑ World Fantasy Convention (2010). "Award Winners and Nominees". Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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