Sean Chaffin grew up in the small town of Crandall, Texas, and has always had an interest in writing and reporting, even from a young age. That ranged from working on a school newspaper in elementary school to winning an essay contest in high school. He then earned degrees in journalism and English from Texas A&M University in College Station in 1997 before working in the newspaper industry for several years. At the same time, adding to his education included taking numerous MBA-level business courses and graduate creative writing courses, which have all helped as his career advanced.

In 2005, Sean became a middle school English teacher in the Mesquite Independent School District before moving to the high school level, where he also began teaching journalism in the city of Kaufman. During this time, Sean took over a struggling yearbook program, where he led a great group of students transform a program that had been $10,000 in debt into an operation that brought in enough revenue to award several scholarships to graduating seniors each year.

While at Kaufman, coaching the school’s journalism team for competitions became one of the parts of the job he especially enjoyed. His teams won district numerous times and saw several students qualify for regionals and win medals at state. Some of those former students have gone on to careers in journalism and communications. Throughout his career in teaching, freelance writing remained a major part of Sean’s life – teaching and running the yearbook program by day and typing and conducting interviews at night. In 2018, he took the plunge and decided to take on writing, editing, and reporting, full time.

Sean grew up playing poker in his father’s games and used that background to become a writer and reporter in the industry for several years. Some of that included working as the feature writer for the World Poker Tour for five years, feature writing for PokerNews, writer and senior editor for Casino Player magazine, and news and feature writer for Card Player magazine. He was a writer and editor for 888poker and 888casino blog sites for almost a decade, and continues to write and edit for numerous poker and gambling sites – covering major events, personalities, and issues in the gaming, poker, and sports betting industries.

Beyond all that, other topics that interest Sean include travel, adventure, true crime, the outdoors, survival, history, sports, men’s interest, and more. He loves a good story or interesting interview and was awarded an Aynesworth Award for magazine investigative journalism from the Press Club of Dallas in 2017for an article on cold cases that appeared in Fort Worth magazine.

Through the years, some major companies and organizations have used Sean’s skills for several public relations campaigns that have included news release writing, editing, corporate communications, and more. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, reading, hiking, sports, and just getting outdoors. Sean remains a full-time freelance writer and editor, and is always looking for more opportunities. If you are in need of a reporter, writer, or editor, email seanchaffin@sbcglobal.net.

SKILLS & TALENTS

  • Feature writing
  • News reporting
  • Editing
  • Content creation
  • Script writing
  • Speech writing
  • Deep understanding of gambling, poker, and sports betting industries

CLIENT LIST

Here are some of the companies, publications, and websites Sean has worked for through the years.

  • Card Player magazine
  • Casino Player magazine
  • Strictly Slots magazine
  • Word Poker Tour
  • PokerNews
  • 888Poker & 888casino
  • American Cowboy magazine
  • Fort Worth magazine (Texas)
  • PokerGO
  • Skillset magazine
  • Bluff magazine
  • Thrillist
  • Dallas Observer newspaper (Texas)
  • Fort Worth Weekly newspaper (Texas)
  • Enthusiast Report magazine
  • Forbes Advisor
  • The Sporting News
  • Cigar Snob magazine
  • Cigar & Spirits magazine
  • H magazine (Houston, Texas)
  • Connecticut magazine
  • Rhode Island magazine
  • Tulsa People magazine (Oklahoma)
  • The Hockey News magazine
  • Road King magazine
  • All In magazine
  • Canadian Poker Player magazine
  • Poker Pro magazine
  • Borgata Poker blog
  • Halifax magazine (Canada)
  • Hamilton magazine (Canada)
  • Toronto magazine (Canada)
  • Accountant magazine (UK)
  • San Joaquin magazine (California)
  • Advocate magazines (Dallas, Texas)
  • World Poker Tour magazine
  • Gambling magazine (UK)
  • Camping Life magazine
  • County Line magazine (Texas)
  • Texas Live magazine
  • San Antonio magazine (Texas)
  • Galveston Monthly magazine (Texas)
  • Que Pasa travel magazine (Puerto Rico)
  • Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper (Texas)
  • Lakeside Living magazine (Texas)
  • Dallas Morning News newspaper (Texas)
  • Daily Oklahoman newspaper
  • Shreveport Times newspaper (Louisiana)
  • Asheville News-Record newspaper (North Carolina)
  • Corpus Christi Caller-Times newspaper (Texas)
  • Columbia University magazine
  • Syracuse University magazine
  • Johns-Hopkins University magazine
  • Long Island Pulse magazine (New York)
  • Kiteboarding magazine
  • Kung Fu magazine
  • Massage magazine
  • Writers Journal magazine
  • Fine Books & Collectibles magazine
  • Hardin-Simmons University magazine
  • Pepperdine Business School blog
  • Sports Collectors Digest magazine
  • ConnectBrazil.com
  • Mosaic Brazil blog
  • Brazil Explore magazine
  • Texas Runner magazine
  • Plano Star-Courier newspaper (Texas)
  • Southlake Style magazine (Texas)
  • ArenaFan
  • Stacked Poker magazine
  • Aggieland Illustrated magazine
  • Bar Business magazine
  • Billiards magazine
  • Billiards Digest magazine
  • Pool & Billiard magazine
  • Inside Pool magazine
  • Bishop Lynch High School alumni magazine (Texas)
  • BonusFinder
  • Gaming Today magazine
  • Forney Living magazine (Texas)
  • Plano magazine (Texas)
  • Boulder magazine (Colorado)
  • Card Player Lifestyle
  • Catena Media – editor and writer for USPoker.com & PokerScout.com
  • GDC Media
  • Tribune Media
  • Woodshop News magazine
  • SoMuchPoker
  • Substance.com
  • Southwest Poker News
  • Gaming America & Gambling Insider magazines
  • Poker Europa
  • Hooters magazine
  • Match Poker
  • Thunder Press magazine
  • Casino International magazine
  • Kaufman Herald newspaper (Texas)
  • Greenville Herald Banner newspaper (Texas)
  • San Angelo Standard-Times newspaper (Texas)
  • Kane County Chronicle newspaper (illinois)
  • Ogden Standard-Examiner newspaper (Utah)
  • Ivey Solutions
  • CryptoNews
  • El Rito Media newspapers (New Mexico)
  • Hutton Broadcasting websites (New Mexico)
  • Richardson Living magazine (Texas)
  • Texoma Living magazine (Texas)
  • Texas magazine
  • Hunt County magazine (Texas)
  • IN magazine (Texas)
  • Dreamcatcher magazine
  • Magic magazine
  • Metro.us
  • Zynga Poker
  • Best Poker Coaching
  • Boomtime Golf