Sean Stewart | |
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| Born | (1965-06-02)June 2, 1965 (age 60) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation | Writer |
Sean Stewart (born June 2, 1965) is the pseudonym ofMichael Sean Irwin, an American-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.[1]
Born inLubbock, Texas,[1] Stewart moved toEdmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1968. He later moved to Texas,Vancouver, British Columbia, then multiple cities in California where he resides as of 2025.
He received an Honors degree inEnglish fromUniversity 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-basedalternate reality game ([1])The Beast.
Stewart served as a consultant on several computer games, and was on the management team of the42 Entertainment experiential marketing and entertainment company, where he was lead writer forHaunted Apiary aka ilovebees andLast Call Poker. His novel seriesCathy's Book (and its sequels) 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 startFourth Wall Studios, where they won an Emmy for interactive television in 2013.[2] In 2014, he joined Microsoft's Xbox Studios as Creative Director.[2] After Xbox Studios closed in late 2014, Stewart began consulting for Magic Leap, joining them as Creative Director/Design Director in early 2016.[3]
