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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A reminder that @henrylienauthor.bsky.social released this book in 2025 and it's a much needed read about exploring other structures for fiction. It's eligible as Best Related Work for the Hugos and Best Non-Fiction for the Locus.
Highly recommend @henrylienauthor.bsky.social's book about Kishōtenketsu (the Japanese name for the classic 4 Act Eastern story structure).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish%C5...
Henry's slim book is concise & entertaining.
Should be in every writer's toolkit!
#writing
bookshop.org/a/102876/978...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish%C5...
Henry's slim book is concise & entertaining.
Should be in every writer's toolkit!
#writing
bookshop.org/a/102876/978...
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A reminder that @henrylienauthor.bsky.social released this book in 2025 and it's a much needed read about exploring other structures for fiction. It's eligible as Best Related Work for the Hugos and Best Non-Fiction for the Locus.
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How Australia’s creative industries defeated the tech giants on AI copyright mumbrella.com.au?p=907958
How Australia's creative industries defeated the tech giants on AI copyright
In August, something remarkable happened on Melbourne talkback radio. Caller after caller phoned in—not about the housing crisis or cost of living, but about copyright law. Specifically, about whether...
mumbrella.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
How Australia’s creative industries defeated the tech giants on AI copyright mumbrella.com.au?p=907958
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Here's my award eligibility post(s) for 2025:
May: "Data Ghost" in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, Editors Julie C. Day, Carina Bissett & Craig Laurance Gidney
It's also online at Pseudopod #995, Narrator Rae Lundberg
pseudopod.org/2025/09/26/p...
1/?
May: "Data Ghost" in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, Editors Julie C. Day, Carina Bissett & Craig Laurance Gidney
It's also online at Pseudopod #995, Narrator Rae Lundberg
pseudopod.org/2025/09/26/p...
1/?
PseudoPod 995: Data Ghost
When the station stats popped up on the screen, the Interface said, Anomalous. Deni batted at their ear and muttered, “No, no, quit it.” In the second cockpit seat, Winnie threw them a look. “What?”…
pseudopod.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Here's my award eligibility post(s) for 2025:
May: "Data Ghost" in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, Editors Julie C. Day, Carina Bissett & Craig Laurance Gidney
It's also online at Pseudopod #995, Narrator Rae Lundberg
pseudopod.org/2025/09/26/p...
1/?
May: "Data Ghost" in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, Editors Julie C. Day, Carina Bissett & Craig Laurance Gidney
It's also online at Pseudopod #995, Narrator Rae Lundberg
pseudopod.org/2025/09/26/p...
1/?
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I have a couple of days off of day job later this week. I'll probably get my newsletter out then. Subscribe now to get all the latest info on my debut, fellow debuts, short story recs, and a cute puppy photo!
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November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I have a couple of days off of day job later this week. I'll probably get my newsletter out then. Subscribe now to get all the latest info on my debut, fellow debuts, short story recs, and a cute puppy photo!
adriabailton.com/adria-bailto...
adriabailton.com/adria-bailto...
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I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
I've updated my 2025 awards eligibility post. Also threaded, a little bit about some of my favorite stories I've published this year. One more to come on Dec. 1. As always, you can find links to everything I published this year here: www.pacornell.com/2025-awards-...
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I've updated my 2025 awards eligibility post. Also threaded, a little bit about some of my favorite stories I've published this year. One more to come on Dec. 1. As always, you can find links to everything I published this year here: www.pacornell.com/2025-awards-...
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The old year is dying and the new year struggles to add to your TBR 🍜🛠️THE AH HUAT ENGINEERING COOKBOOK AND ORGANISING MANUAL🍜🛠️is cosy delicious organising against rapacious space landlords @starsandsabers.bsky.social (Until then get CLUB CONTANGO for the hols!)
www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ah...
www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ah...
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The old year is dying and the new year struggles to add to your TBR 🍜🛠️THE AH HUAT ENGINEERING COOKBOOK AND ORGANISING MANUAL🍜🛠️is cosy delicious organising against rapacious space landlords @starsandsabers.bsky.social (Until then get CLUB CONTANGO for the hols!)
www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ah...
www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ah...
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When FB released its first iPhone app (pre-Android), if you let it have access to your contacts, and then deleted the app, IT WOULD LOCK YOU OUT OF YOUR CONTACTS. Just take the info with it.
This company has always been particularly awful, even amongst tech awfulness.
This company has always been particularly awful, even amongst tech awfulness.
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
When FB released its first iPhone app (pre-Android), if you let it have access to your contacts, and then deleted the app, IT WOULD LOCK YOU OUT OF YOUR CONTACTS. Just take the info with it.
This company has always been particularly awful, even amongst tech awfulness.
This company has always been particularly awful, even amongst tech awfulness.
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I love that this story is resonating with so many people (and that it’s in such good company here). If you missed it, you can find it here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
I want to take this time to highlight the best #sff and #horror short stories I've read so far this year:
"Echo Syndrome" and "Written on the Subway Walls" by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social
"Through the Machine" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social
(1/2)
#writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #specfic #amreading
"Echo Syndrome" and "Written on the Subway Walls" by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social
"Through the Machine" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social
(1/2)
#writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #specfic #amreading
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I love that this story is resonating with so many people (and that it’s in such good company here). If you missed it, you can find it here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
I agree with Catherine. These stories make a great double feature. Happy to share a TOC with her.
Come read my TOC-mate's story also out now with Short Édition!!! Coupled with "Lago das Estrelas", you'll get the full range of vibes for your reading today. 😁
I didn’t realized this had gone live but it seems that you can now read my flash, “What Happened That Night,” at Short Edition.
short-edition.com/en/story/sho...
short-edition.com/en/story/sho...
November 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I agree with Catherine. These stories make a great double feature. Happy to share a TOC with her.
I love that this story is resonating with so many people (and that it’s in such good company here). If you missed it, you can find it here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
I want to take this time to highlight the best #sff and #horror short stories I've read so far this year:
"Echo Syndrome" and "Written on the Subway Walls" by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social
"Through the Machine" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social
(1/2)
#writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #specfic #amreading
"Echo Syndrome" and "Written on the Subway Walls" by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social
"Through the Machine" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social
(1/2)
#writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #specfic #amreading
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I love that this story is resonating with so many people (and that it’s in such good company here). If you missed it, you can find it here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
Reposted by P.A. Cornell (She/Her)
I want to take this time to highlight the best #sff and #horror short stories I've read so far this year:
"Echo Syndrome" and "Written on the Subway Walls" by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social
"Through the Machine" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social
(1/2)
#writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #specfic #amreading
"Echo Syndrome" and "Written on the Subway Walls" by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social
"Through the Machine" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social
(1/2)
#writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #specfic #amreading
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I want to take this time to highlight the best #sff and #horror short stories I've read so far this year:
"Echo Syndrome" and "Written on the Subway Walls" by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social
"Through the Machine" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social
(1/2)
#writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #specfic #amreading
"Echo Syndrome" and "Written on the Subway Walls" by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social
"Through the Machine" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social
(1/2)
#writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #specfic #amreading
So sad we won’t be able to read this.
just sent ~270 form rejections for Fantasy Magazine - the mag is closing and issue 100 will not be published
Shingai & I felt this issue would be extremely important, particularly given the state of things in the US and the world
sending warmth & love to folks: keep going, keep shining!❤️🔥
Shingai & I felt this issue would be extremely important, particularly given the state of things in the US and the world
sending warmth & love to folks: keep going, keep shining!❤️🔥
November 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
So sad we won’t be able to read this.
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I made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Take a look at what's new and keep sending your own links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Take a look at what's new and keep sending your own links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
I didn’t realized this had gone live but it seems that you can now read my flash, “What Happened That Night,” at Short Edition.
short-edition.com/en/story/sho...
short-edition.com/en/story/sho...
What Happened That Night
Josh is gone, but I see him everywhere. Even now, it's his reflection I see in the puddle as the storm brings me back to reality. I shiver. Seems I'm always cold these days. I need to get my shit
short-edition.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I didn’t realized this had gone live but it seems that you can now read my flash, “What Happened That Night,” at Short Edition.
short-edition.com/en/story/sho...
short-edition.com/en/story/sho...
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A reminder that you can find all my 2025 eligible work right here: www.pacornell.com/2025-awards-.... Thank you for keeping my stories in mind when nominating or voting for awards.
October 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A reminder that you can find all my 2025 eligible work right here: www.pacornell.com/2025-awards-.... Thank you for keeping my stories in mind when nominating or voting for awards.
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eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
Gutted.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Gutted.
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In my Ko-Fi shop, there's only one copy left for the @starsandsabers.bsky.social magic-themed anthology, OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE. 🔮 ♾️ 🎩 US shipping only. I can sign and personalize. ko-fi.com/s/e6d42c8be7
Copy of Of Enchantment, Enigma, and the Infinite - Jendia Gammon's Ko-fi Shop
Anthology OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIMGA, AND THE INFINITE featuring 31 fantasy and horror writers from around the world. Both award-winning and emerging writ...
ko-fi.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In my Ko-Fi shop, there's only one copy left for the @starsandsabers.bsky.social magic-themed anthology, OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE. 🔮 ♾️ 🎩 US shipping only. I can sign and personalize. ko-fi.com/s/e6d42c8be7
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I published some pieces I'm deeply proud of this year. My second novel, one of my most personal novelettes, one of my weirdest short stories, and an essay on an idea that's been nagging me for years.
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I published some pieces I'm deeply proud of this year. My second novel, one of my most personal novelettes, one of my weirdest short stories, and an essay on an idea that's been nagging me for years.
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not much to promote from myself this year eligibility-wise, but I've got this weirdo here called "My Pretties," a bit of supernatural dread inspired by A) Judy Garland, B) my own recent experiences with Death, and C) my general dislike for cake
@barrelhouse.bsky.social
@barrelhouse.bsky.social
My Pretties, by K.C. Mead-Brewer — Barrelhouse
Deirdre has no idea how to stop this. Could just say ‘stop’ , she reminds herself, but no, look: Lisa’s already dimming the lights and everyone’s already setting aside their yellow squares of cake, p...
www.barrelhousemag.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
not much to promote from myself this year eligibility-wise, but I've got this weirdo here called "My Pretties," a bit of supernatural dread inspired by A) Judy Garland, B) my own recent experiences with Death, and C) my general dislike for cake
@barrelhouse.bsky.social
@barrelhouse.bsky.social
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How a mag reads through their submission queue is EXTREMELY subjective. It depends on organization-level guidelines and also sometimes even specific readers.
But I can dig deeper into how to we read through the queue at Augur—and why the queue number is mainly aesthetic.
But I can dig deeper into how to we read through the queue at Augur—and why the queue number is mainly aesthetic.
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
How a mag reads through their submission queue is EXTREMELY subjective. It depends on organization-level guidelines and also sometimes even specific readers.
But I can dig deeper into how to we read through the queue at Augur—and why the queue number is mainly aesthetic.
But I can dig deeper into how to we read through the queue at Augur—and why the queue number is mainly aesthetic.
ICYMI
If you’re looking for something to read this weekend, I’ve published 13 short pieces this year with 2 more coming soon. I figured I’d make a thread of just a few of my faves that are free-to-read. (You can still find my complete eligibility post through my link in bio) 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
ICYMI
ICYMI
The BSFA long-list is open for nominations. I’d be honoured if you’d consider my work. 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...
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
ICYMI
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FYI!!
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
FYI!!