Of Scottish-Mohawk ancestry, Sean A. Tinsley learned to write at Sheridan College in the Toronto area, earning a 1992 "Best Writer" award from the Alliance Communications Corporation. Together with his beloved wife, Rachel A. Qitsualik, he has published numerous articles on Inuit cultural lore and shamanism. In 2005, he managed to snag an award for his story "Green Angel," appearing in Volume XXI of Galaxy Press's Writers of the Future series.