Sean Michaels (born 1982) is a Scottish-born Canadian novelist, music critic, and blogger, based in Montreal, Quebec.

"[1] As a music critic and journalist, Michaels has written for publications such as The Guardian, McSweeney's, The Believer, Pitchfork, Maisonneuve, The Observer, The Wire and The National Post.

Michaels initially came to prominence as founder of Said the Gramophone, one of the first mp3 blogs, where he was among the first music critics to write about Arcade Fire, Beirut, Nicolas Jaar and Feist.

In 2010, Michaels formed an absurdist improv duo with Vinny Francois called Venezuela.

His most recent theatrical credit is in Mark Slutsky's acclaimed short film Sorry, Rabbi as Hasid #5.

[8] In his acceptance speech for the award, Michaels said that as a new author, it was an "unimaginable gift" to receive support from writers and publishers.

He also addressed recent scandals surrounding abuse in arts communities - notably claims against former Giller host Jian Ghomeshi.