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Seán O'Connor

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Dublin, Ireland

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SEÁN O'CONNOR is an award-nominated author who dwells at the rural hem of County Dublin, where the roads thin out and the hedgerows lean in close. He writes Speculative Fiction… stories where the universe is indifferent, the social fabric is fraying, and the darkness beneath has been there far longer than anyone cares to admit. His family shares the land with him. Whatever else shares it with them has not been asked. ...more

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The Pledge: AI, Authorship, and the Fight for Human Creativity

Why a single sentence on a submission form opens up the most uncomfortable question in creative writing today. A statement worth deep-diving into I came across a clause recently, buried in a submission form for an upcoming Horror Fiction Anthology. It read: "I confirm that the story submitted with this form is my original work and has not been generated or substantially written by artificial intel Read more of this blog post »

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	Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action by Seán O'Connor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gemma Amor (Goodreads Author), Clive Barker (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weeping Season 3.74 avg rating — 61 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mongrel 3.69 avg rating — 59 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blackening 3.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Swarm 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keening Country 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phantasmagoria Magazine Issue 16 by Trevor Kennedy, Seán O'Connor (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phantasmagoria Magazine Issue 17 by Trevor Kennedy, Seán O'Connor (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nameless Reveries by Seán O'Connor (Goodreads Author), Tim Lebbon (Goodreads Author), Matt Hayward (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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