"Poet of the global village" - Derbyshire TodaySean Woodward is an English writer, passionate about the place where technology and the arts meet.His first poetry collection, Deja-Vu was published by Dragonheart Press in 1987. Since then his poetry has been published internationally in magazines and anthologies including Staple, Aabye's Baby, Moonstone, First Time, La Vache, The Rialto, Inkshed, Poetry Nottingham and Quartz. He was a major winner in the DH Lawrence Festival Competition and Derby Evening Telegraph Poet of the Year Competition. He has appeared at the Derby City Live, Wirksworth and Chesterfield festivals. He was a guest speaker at the Writing Industries Conference, Leicester Haymarket, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham Fringe Festival, Derby Community Arts, PM Poetry, Fagins Bookshop and Second Wednesday. He has adjudicated poetry competitions for Nottingham Poetry Society, Nottingham Writers' Workshop, Derby Writers' Guild and Derby University Forums of Faiths."An unmistakable authority" - Glyn Hughes, DH Lawrence Festival Poet in Residence"A New-Renaissance Man" - BRML News"There's no denying the strength of his imagery" - Derbyshire Today"Artist, poet, storyteller and musician Sean Woodward has a wealth of experience exploring the dark and mysterious aspects of being, and translating them into creative media that speak to the inner core of the receiver" - Ellen SimpsonDetails of his latest work such as the science-fiction series Death Codex, the paranormal series The Cabal and the steampunk novel The Crystal Parliament can be found at his website.