Sean was born in Victoria, Australia, of Scottish, Portuguese and Irish ancestry on his father's side, and French, English, Scottish and Irish on his mother's. Following in the footsteps of his engineer father, he spent his childhood making model rockets, radios, telescopes, and even a radio telescope.

Sean graduated from Melbourne University in 1974 (physics and history), then completed a postgraduate diploma in library and information science in 1976, and passed the Australian Music Examinations Board theory exam in 1977.

His stories have since appeared in Analog, Interzone, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Eidolon, Aurealis and numerous anthologies.

Three time Winner of the Ditmar Award

Sean McMullen's Website

Read The Eternal Night Interview with Sean McMullen (April 2004) here