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Born in Templeglantine, Co Limerick, Seán Body has lived all his adult life in the Greater Manchester area, working as an accounts clerk prior to training as a probation officer. Subsequently he worked for Manchester Probation Service, transferring with the implementation of the 1969 Children Act to the newly formed Social Services Department where he undertook a variety of roles, including training. Most recently, he has run his own training agency, specialising in child care.

Joining Manchester Poets in 1988, he establishedTarantula as a Manchester Poets imprint. In 1998 he reconstituted Tarantula Publications as an independent publisher and launched the thrice yearly magazine Brando's Hat.

A founder member of Manchester Irish Writers, his poetry has won prizes in several competitions, including, Ver Poets, Peterloo and Bridport. A short story won the Irish Post Listowel Writers Competition.