P.A. Cornell

P.A. Cornell is an award-winning Chilean-Canadian speculative fiction author. In 2024, she became the first ever Chilean-born finalist for the Nebula Award for her story, “Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont,” later receiving her second Nebula nomination for “Through the Machine” in 2026. Additionally, Cornell has been a finalist for the Aurora and World Fantasy Awards, and in 2022, her story “Splits” won Canada’s Short Works Prize.
 
Despite her early interest in fiction, Cornell’s first publications were in non-fiction as a journalist and copy editor. Since 2015, she’s dedicated herself to writing science fiction, fantasy, and horror full time, and her stories have appeared in over seventy magazines and anthologies, including multiple “Best of the Year” anthologies.