P.A. Cornell (She/Her)
@cornellwriter.bsky.social
Nebula, Aurora, and World Fantasy-nominated Chilean-Canadian writer. Winner Short Works Prize. SFWA, CSFFA, ALCiFF Chile. Odyssey ’02. Codex. Stories in Apex, Fantasy, Lightspeed, and others. Linktree: http://linktr.ee/pacornell
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Through the Machine - Lightspeed Magazine
“Steve, over here! Turn to your right. Can we get a smile?” He falls back on his training easily enough, turns to the cameras, gives them his famous crooked smile, tilts his head just so as the flashe...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
Now live, both the print and audio versions of my story, “Through the Machine” (As featured by Gizmodo—link threaded). Again, If you only read one of my stories this year, let it be this one. And if you like it, please share. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
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This is coming up in just over one week! I hope to see you there.
Join me in Toronto for the launch of my new book SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social. An IngramSpark bestseller & one of the most-requested titles on NetGalley, this retro-futuristic noir love story‘s sure to put a smile on your face.
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This is coming up in just over one week! I hope to see you there.
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Just 3 days left to pre-order SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL (after that, they’re just orders). So I’m continuing this 🧵 of what early readers have said so you know what to expect. Pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
Today’s blurb:
Today’s blurb:
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Just 3 days left to pre-order SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL (after that, they’re just orders). So I’m continuing this 🧵 of what early readers have said so you know what to expect. Pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
Today’s blurb:
Today’s blurb:
Knitted creatures for a good cause, how can you go wrong?
Heyyyy I'm raffling off a couple of tiny knitted creatures--hand-knit by yours truly--to raise funds for community aid organizations. That's right: you can own your very own wee knit beastie and help your community at the same time! Deets are in my latest newsletter:
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A Raffle
I want to talk about writing and words. But first things first. As I write this, it’s a frigid morning. Snow is piled in huge drifts outside the window....
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January 30, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Knitted creatures for a good cause, how can you go wrong?
John has really been through it this year to a point that makes me wonder how life can dump so much on one person so relentlessly. If you’d like (and are able to) help out, here are some links. Hang in there, John. We love you.
Since people are asking if they can do something for me, here is a short thread. I'm clearly going to be laid up for a lot longer.
Here are a few simple links.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/Wiswell
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/johnwiswell
Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Here are a few simple links.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/Wiswell
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/johnwiswell
Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 AM
John has really been through it this year to a point that makes me wonder how life can dump so much on one person so relentlessly. If you’d like (and are able to) help out, here are some links. Hang in there, John. We love you.
It’s disgusting to me that someone who has worked in multiple capacities in the film industry, from writer, to director, to producer, etc, would do this. Gross.
January 29, 2026 at 10:52 PM
It’s disgusting to me that someone who has worked in multiple capacities in the film industry, from writer, to director, to producer, etc, would do this. Gross.
Mine comes out in less than a week (Feb 3) and is the perfect read to lift spirits and provide a small escape from these trying times. Reactor called it a “Can’t Miss” indie book. More info and pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
January 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Mine comes out in less than a week (Feb 3) and is the perfect read to lift spirits and provide a small escape from these trying times. Reactor called it a “Can’t Miss” indie book. More info and pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
This is why I wrote “Through the Machine,” and why I hope awards readers will consider it.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
This looks hideous. It is Polar Express on meth. Must this be our future? SAG actors having to voice this drek?
You don't have the be an avowed AI hater to be impressed without lifeless and unwatchable this is.
January 29, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This is why I wrote “Through the Machine,” and why I hope awards readers will consider it.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
A fine novella indeed and well worth your awards consideration.
There's a month to nominate for the Nebulas, so I'm going to shout about my novella again if you don't mind! 🌌
I'd be very humbled if anyone considered Kap's Needle in a ballot! Art is under attack and we haven't many reasons to celebrate in general as of late, so let's at least celebrate art.
I'd be very humbled if anyone considered Kap's Needle in a ballot! Art is under attack and we haven't many reasons to celebrate in general as of late, so let's at least celebrate art.
Nebula Awards are now open for SFWA members! ☄️ This year, I'd be very humbled and delighted if members considered my novella, Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle, in their ballots.
Drop me a DM if you want a copy for consideration!
Drop me a DM if you want a copy for consideration!
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 PM
A fine novella indeed and well worth your awards consideration.
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Hey, who loves a reprint? "What Any Dead Thing Wants" is up at @adventitiouswords.bsky.social as part of their inaugural issue, along with more works by awesome writers like @cornellwriter.bsky.social, @melisfluous.bsky.social, and Catherine Tavares. go check it out maybe??
What Any Dead Thing Wants | Speculative Fiction - Adventitious.
A Nebula-nominated work of literary speculative fiction by Aimee Ogden exploring death, exploitation, and what we owe to those that are gone.
www.adventitious.net
January 29, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Hey, who loves a reprint? "What Any Dead Thing Wants" is up at @adventitiouswords.bsky.social as part of their inaugural issue, along with more works by awesome writers like @cornellwriter.bsky.social, @melisfluous.bsky.social, and Catherine Tavares. go check it out maybe??
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“Do they not see it? Do they not feel that uncanny valley sickness in the pit of their stomachs…It’s his voice, but he’s never said these words…Who wrote this, anyway? Or rather, what wrote this?”
By @cornellwriter.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
By @cornellwriter.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
Through the Machine - Lightspeed Magazine
“Steve, over here! Turn to your right. Can we get a smile?” He falls back on his training easily enough, turns to the cameras, gives them his famous crooked smile, tilts his head just so as the flashe...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
“Do they not see it? Do they not feel that uncanny valley sickness in the pit of their stomachs…It’s his voice, but he’s never said these words…Who wrote this, anyway? Or rather, what wrote this?”
By @cornellwriter.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
By @cornellwriter.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
This is coming up in just over one week! I hope to see you there.
Join me in Toronto for the launch of my new book SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social. An IngramSpark bestseller & one of the most-requested titles on NetGalley, this retro-futuristic noir love story‘s sure to put a smile on your face.
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This is coming up in just over one week! I hope to see you there.
Last few days to get in on this!
Reminder that if you’re on NetGalley you have until the end of the month to get your hands on a copy of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL. Here’s that link again: www.netgalley.com/widget/10089...
January 29, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Last few days to get in on this!
Reposted by P.A. Cornell (She/Her)
Just 4 days left to pre-order SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL (after that, they’re just orders). So I’m continuing this 🧵 of what early readers have said so you know what to expect. Pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
Today’s blurb:
Today’s blurb:
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Just 4 days left to pre-order SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL (after that, they’re just orders). So I’m continuing this 🧵 of what early readers have said so you know what to expect. Pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
Today’s blurb:
Today’s blurb:
Several awards are accepting noms now or very soon. If you’re reading for these, I’d like to humbly suggest this short story for your consideration. (Currently on the BSFA longlist). This story means so much to me. I hope you’ll give it a read if you haven’t yet.
Nebula nominations are open. It would mean a lot if you’d consider “Through the Machine.” Published in Lightspeed and featured by Gizmodo, it’s a cautionary tale of AI in the arts, using the film industry as example. Thank you for your consideration.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
Through the Machine - Lightspeed Magazine
“Steve, over here! Turn to your right. Can we get a smile?” He falls back on his training easily enough, turns to the cameras, gives them his famous crooked smile, tilts his head just so as the flashe...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Several awards are accepting noms now or very soon. If you’re reading for these, I’d like to humbly suggest this short story for your consideration. (Currently on the BSFA longlist). This story means so much to me. I hope you’ll give it a read if you haven’t yet.
Because I was a little space geek I played sick and stayed home alone to watch it. So yeah, I was completely by myself when I saw the Challenger explode live on TV. I couldn’t wrap my head around what I was seeing.
So much going on, it’s almost escaped notice today is the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
If you were alive back then (of any age to be aware of world events), you probably know exactly where you were when it happened
Most of us watched it in real time in the classroom
If you were alive back then (of any age to be aware of world events), you probably know exactly where you were when it happened
Most of us watched it in real time in the classroom
January 29, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Because I was a little space geek I played sick and stayed home alone to watch it. So yeah, I was completely by myself when I saw the Challenger explode live on TV. I couldn’t wrap my head around what I was seeing.
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My MPP wrote me back and said she shares my concern, and will be pushing Ford to cancel this contract
She also suggested I email him directly. I decided to do one better, making a new template you can use to email him too, with contact info attached docs.google.com/document/d/1...
She also suggested I email him directly. I decided to do one better, making a new template you can use to email him too, with contact info attached docs.google.com/document/d/1...
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 AM
My MPP wrote me back and said she shares my concern, and will be pushing Ford to cancel this contract
She also suggested I email him directly. I decided to do one better, making a new template you can use to email him too, with contact info attached docs.google.com/document/d/1...
She also suggested I email him directly. I decided to do one better, making a new template you can use to email him too, with contact info attached docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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On the Importance of Filling My Knowledge Gaps of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and an Apology to my First Nations friend:
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On the Importance of Filling My Knowledge Gaps of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Image Source: Canadian Geographic Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada website A few days ago, I unintentionally hurt a dear friend of Mi’kmaw heritage by invoking a phrase that many Indigenous…
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January 29, 2026 at 10:23 AM
On the Importance of Filling My Knowledge Gaps of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and an Apology to my First Nations friend:
roslineva.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/o...
roslineva.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/o...
Reading for the various SFF awards? It would be an honor if you’d consider this near-sf short story. Thank you.
Now live, both the print and audio versions of my story, “Through the Machine” (As featured by Gizmodo—link threaded). Again, If you only read one of my stories this year, let it be this one. And if you like it, please share. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
Through the Machine - Lightspeed Magazine
“Steve, over here! Turn to your right. Can we get a smile?” He falls back on his training easily enough, turns to the cameras, gives them his famous crooked smile, tilts his head just so as the flashe...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Reading for the various SFF awards? It would be an honor if you’d consider this near-sf short story. Thank you.
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Very pleased with the editorial letter I just got for my novel THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT, the prequel to my Nebula & BSFA finalist Amethyst Lantern series! It’ll be out in late October.
January 28, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Very pleased with the editorial letter I just got for my novel THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT, the prequel to my Nebula & BSFA finalist Amethyst Lantern series! It’ll be out in late October.
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My husband is working with a group delivering groceries to families from an overwhelmingly Hispanic school in Mpls. He will be buying groceries this Friday. $350 will finish covering their food needs for the week; if he raises more he will buy TP/laundry detergent. Venmo: Edward-Burke-MSP.
January 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM
My husband is working with a group delivering groceries to families from an overwhelmingly Hispanic school in Mpls. He will be buying groceries this Friday. $350 will finish covering their food needs for the week; if he raises more he will buy TP/laundry detergent. Venmo: Edward-Burke-MSP.
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ICYMI 🇨🇦
In or near Toronto? Join me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on Feb. 7 and help me launch my new book SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL. Click the link to rsvp and reserve your copy of this retrofuturistic, noir, love story. There will be snacks!
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...
January 25, 2026 at 1:25 PM
ICYMI 🇨🇦
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BSFA members, you have until Feb 19 to cast those votes. You’ll make my year if my short story “Through the Machine” is among them. Find it on the Longlist.
Second Round of 2025 BSFA Awards Nominations Begins
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January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
BSFA members, you have until Feb 19 to cast those votes. You’ll make my year if my short story “Through the Machine” is among them. Find it on the Longlist.
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Thank you to everyone that’s picked up a copy. Seeing some great reviews popping up from NetGalley readers (yeah, I know I shouldn’t be reading reviews, but so far they’ve made me smile). Just a few days left to get in on this!
Reminder that if you’re on NetGalley you have until the end of the month to get your hands on a copy of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL. Here’s that link again: www.netgalley.com/widget/10089...
January 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Thank you to everyone that’s picked up a copy. Seeing some great reviews popping up from NetGalley readers (yeah, I know I shouldn’t be reading reviews, but so far they’ve made me smile). Just a few days left to get in on this!
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Includes my novelette “The Soundtrack of My Afterlife.” Subscribe or buy the issue to read it and tons more great fiction.
The first issue is supposed to launch February 1, but I don't understand how time works, so it's available now. Is it February 1 somewhere?
Warning: the issue will not exist yesterday.
www.adventitious.net/stories/this...
Warning: the issue will not exist yesterday.
www.adventitious.net/stories/this...
This Won’t Exist Yesterday
A warning to time travelers from the editor of Adventitious.
www.adventitious.net
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Includes my novelette “The Soundtrack of My Afterlife.” Subscribe or buy the issue to read it and tons more great fiction.
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Happy anniversary to “440 Broad Street, Apartment 4C” published on this day in 2023 by @frivolouscomma.bsky.social. This one got a nice mention from @tarvolon.bsky.social & is special to me for other reasons too. If you missed it back then, give it a read now: www.frivolouscomma.com/fiction/440-...
440 Broad Street, Apartment 4C
By the time the emergency broadcast confirms the alien invasion, I imagine government officials worldwide have long been in their bunkers. Likewise, preppers—who’d seen this day coming—get the last la...
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January 28, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Happy anniversary to “440 Broad Street, Apartment 4C” published on this day in 2023 by @frivolouscomma.bsky.social. This one got a nice mention from @tarvolon.bsky.social & is special to me for other reasons too. If you missed it back then, give it a read now: www.frivolouscomma.com/fiction/440-...