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P.A. Cornell (She/Her)

@cornellwriter.bsky.social

2x Nebula finalist. Aurora, and World Fantasy-finalist. 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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Martha Wells@marthawells.com · 2h ago

Because it apparently needs to be said: I have never fucking used the AI/LLM/chatbot/plagiarism machine and I never fucking will. If you use it, I think you're a bad person.

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 3h ago

I’m not sure what rock you have to live under to think people haven‘t been screaming about our First Nations not having clean water for ages now.

Tiffany Morris@tiffmorris.bsky.social · 13h ago

So apparently that HWA pro-AI newsletter also uses Indigenous water rights issues as a prop, trivializing the activism by Indigenous peoples to protect our water including specific anti-data centre actions. I guess they figured why not alienate Indigenous horror writers while they’re at it?

“Sure. Sure. Yes, we know AI is using up resources. So does driving a car or a planes so does building a new home. So do a lot of things. Humans have always used up Earth’s resources and usually not nicely. There are reservations and other Indigenous communities in Canada that have never had clean water and have been ravaged by pipeline construction. But somehow that’s been okay for the past fifty or a hundred years, and very few people scream about that. But suddenly, AI is the enemy, not everything else we’ve been doing all along. Suddenly YOUR water might not be clean, so it’s a Big Deal”.
Jen Donohue@authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 3h ago

🎉COVER REVEAL🎉 🎉TITLE REVEAL🎉 🎉RUN WITH THE HUNTED 9: EXTRACTION POINT will be coming on October 31, 2026 🎉

the cover for Run With the Hunted 9: Extraction Point on a bluescalle code background. cover for Run With the Hunted 9: Extraction Point: a steel frame bridge over a wooded/overgrown valley/gulley, largely blue-hued, with the top starting to pixellate white, and the left edge smearing into solid lines.
Jen Donohue@authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 3h ago

it is WEDNESDAY MY DUDES RUN WITH THE HUNTED Run With the Hunted is my ongoing female-led cyberpunk heist NOVELLA series! we got: Bristol, the self-made socialite Bits, the hacker Dolly, the violence itch.io/c/5506291/ru... authorizedmusings.blogspot.com/p/run-with-h...

image of Vine user JimmyHere, dressed in a spiderman onesie and wearing goggles, saying the phrase then proceeding to mimic the Budgett's frog's scream, with the phrase "It is Wednesday My Dudes Run With the Hunted".
P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 4h ago

Anyway, so my book that was written with ZERO use of AI is out in less than 2 weeks. The Toronto launch is coming up soon thereafter (details below). The cover is also AI-free and by renowned Chilean illustrator Loreto Salinas Retamal. Pre-order now: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-as...

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 3w ago

Are you in or near Toronto? Join me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on Aug 22 at 2pm for the launch of my collection (Book info threaded). There’ll be snacks and SWAG for all who attend. RSVP and reserve your book using the link. @starsandsabers.bsky.social www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652...

Cover for THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS AND OTHER STORIES by P.A. Cornell. Image shows an astronaut in a white spacesuit lying in purple flowers under and pink and purple sky. The title appears at the top in white text. At the bottom, also in white text, is the author’s name under which it reads: Nebula, World Fantasy, and Aurora Award Finalist.
The Midnight Society@midnightpals.bsky.social · 10h ago

Sèphera Girón: so i hear some of you writers don't like ai Girón: well, i'm tired of all you writers not liking ai! Girón: and i'm gonna let you all know it! Girón: i'm mad as hell! Girón: put that in the newspaper! Girón: or better yet Girón: put it in the HWA newsletter!

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 19h ago

Reminder that the Toronto launch for THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS is coming up soon. If you’re close enough to make it, I’d love to meet you in meatspace. Let’s do this! Rsvp below.

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 3w ago

Are you in or near Toronto? Join me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on Aug 22 at 2pm for the launch of my collection (Book info threaded). There’ll be snacks and SWAG for all who attend. RSVP and reserve your book using the link. @starsandsabers.bsky.social www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652...

Cover for THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS AND OTHER STORIES by P.A. Cornell. Image shows an astronaut in a white spacesuit lying in purple flowers under and pink and purple sky. The title appears at the top in white text. At the bottom, also in white text, is the author’s name under which it reads: Nebula, World Fantasy, and Aurora Award Finalist.
P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · yesterday

If you missed it, I read from both my books on The Tiny Bookcase podcast. We also talked about Lego, space, and more. Check it out!

The Tiny Bookcase Podcast@tinybookcase.bsky.social · 2d ago

# 254- P.A. Cornell (@cornellwriter.bsky.social), the wonderful and award-winning Chilean-Canadian speculative fiction author, joins us for our first double-reading! Listen here: pod.link/1524142040/e... Pre-order THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS (Aug 22nd): www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-as...

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 2d ago

It’s been a hard day. But just got an email from a teacher saying one of his students started the year basically anti-reading. Hated all the assigned readings through the year. He had to analyze some fiction for his final and chose 2 of mine and loved them. Guys, I think I made a new reader. 🥹

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 2d ago

Omg, how cute do I look in goblin form, guys? Anyway, you won’t want to miss this interview. I read from not one, but both of my books! check it out!

The Tiny Bookcase Podcast@tinybookcase.bsky.social · 2d ago

# 254- P.A. Cornell (@cornellwriter.bsky.social), the wonderful and award-winning Chilean-Canadian speculative fiction author, joins us for our first double-reading! Listen here: pod.link/1524142040/e... Pre-order THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS (Aug 22nd): www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-as...

Dream Foundry@dreamfoundry.bsky.social · 6d ago

Congratulations to our 10 finalists for the art contest! Emelia Feldman emeliafeldman.com Ginger Bertoni gingerbertoni.com/ho... Javiera Díaz cara.app/javdiaz/por... Jessie Li behance.net/jessieli... Kurtis Sawyer kurtissawyer.com

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 4d ago

I was literally thinking the same lately. My newsletter has had a "story behind the story" section for years. My books have story notes. I enjoy that and my readers seem to too, but I'd hate for that to be a requirement.

Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY@wtalabi.com · 4d ago

I'm one of those authors who enjoys talking about my stories, why I made certain choices, what ideas I was going for, etc. (its why all my short story collections include authors notes) But I'd hate if that became the default expectation for most writers because of concerns around AI nonsense.

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 4d ago

If you subscribe to @adventitiouswords.bsky.social, you can read it right now! (Otherwise, you'll have to wait).

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · last wk.

Btw this is the story I withdrew from Analog after 7 months of negotiations. Thrilled to finally see it published, as I’m so proud of this one. But why take my word for it? Take it from the man himself, while he was still trying to convince me to sign his contract (at least we agreed on one thing):

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 4d ago

I've been promoting my forthcoming collection a lot lately, but I haven't forgotten about this book, and I still have lots of reader quotes to share. Find out what all the fuss is about: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh... @starsandsabers.bsky.social

Image shows a retro-style background of rockets launching next to the cover of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL. Under the words "What readers are saying..." there's a quote that reads: "Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl is a fun, fast, charismatic, and sweet novelette; a retro-scifi love story that screams for an animated adaptation. And a sequel."
P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 5d ago

I've been promoting my forthcoming collection a lot lately, but I haven't forgotten about this book, and I still have lots of reader quotes to share. Find out what all the fuss is about: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh... @starsandsabers.bsky.social

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 5d ago

I've been promoting my forthcoming collection a lot lately, but I haven't forgotten about this book, and I still have lots of reader quotes to share. Find out what all the fuss is about: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh... @starsandsabers.bsky.social

Image shows a retro-style background of rockets launching next to the cover of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL. Under the words "What readers are saying..." there's a quote that reads: The 1950s-styles spacefaring society is fun to visit, in its retro way, with airship docks on the towers of alt-Toronto and regular flights to the moon.
P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 4w ago

Now that SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL is out in the world, I thought I'd share some of the things readers have been saying. Get your copy: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh... @starsandsabers.bsky.social