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P.A. Cornell is a Chilean-Canadian speculative fiction writer. A two-time finalist for the Nebula Award, her stories have been published in over seventy magazines and anthologies, including Lightspeed, Apex, and eight “Best of the Year” anthologies. In addition to becoming the first Chilean Nebula finalist in 2024, Cornell has been a finalist for the Aurora and World Fantasy Awards, and in 2022 won Canada’s Short Works Prize. When not writing, she can be found assembling intricate LEGO builds or drinking ridiculous quantities of tea. Sometimes both. For more on the author and her work, visit her website pacornell.com.

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	The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024 by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor), Grady Hendrix (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.89 avg rating — 495 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl 4.24 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicken Soup for the Soul: Listen to Your Dreams by Amy Newmark (Goodreads Author) (Editor), P.A. Cornell (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Matter Presents Monstrous Futures by Alex Woodroe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andrew F. Sullivan (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), P.A. Cornell (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Punk Rock Future by Steve Zisson (Editor), Erica L. Satifka (Goodreads Author), Sarah Pinsker (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One by Stephen Kotowych (Editor), P.A. Cornell (Goodreads Author), Eric Choi (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost Cargo 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Astronaut Among the Flowers: And Other Stories 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Radon Journal, Issue 7 by P.A. Cornell (Goodreads Author), Alex T. Singer, Elena Sichrovsky (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Astronaut Among the Flowers and Other Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2026	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“unlike you, Chai isn't completely ignorant."
"Hey!"
"Sorry, the nightmare bat-insects are getting to me," I said."
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― P.A. Cornell, Lost Cargo

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'There Are No Monsters on Rancho Buenavista' by Isabel Cañas

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'The Kite Maker' by Brenda Peynado

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'Proof by Induction' by José Pablo Iriarte

2 votes, 9.5%

'Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont' by P.A. Cornell

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'Lips Like Sugar' by Cynthia Gómez

1 vote, 4.8%

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