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P.A. Cornell is a Chilean-Canadian speculative fiction writer. A graduate of the Odyssey workshop, her stories have been published in over fifty magazines and anthologies, including Lightspeed, Apex, and three “Best of” anthologies. In addition to becoming the first Chilean Nebula finalist in 2024, Cornell has been a finalist for the Aurora and World Fantasy Awards, was longlisted for the BSFA Awards, and 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) 3.90 avg rating — 346 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
	Chicken Soup for the Soul: Listen to Your Dreams by Amy Newmark (Goodreads Author) (Editor), P.A. Cornell (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 55 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
	A Punk Rock Future by Steve Zisson (Editor), Erica L. Satifka (Goodreads Author), Sarah Pinsker (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 41 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
	Dark Matter Presents Monstrous Futures by Alex Woodroe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andrew F. Sullivan (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), P.A. Cornell (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One by Stephen Kotowych (Editor), P.A. Cornell (Goodreads Author), Eric Choi (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 30 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
	Mixtape: 1986 by Alin Walker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Monica Louzon (Editor), Jonathan Louis Duckworth (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 24 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
	Lost Cargo 4.47 avg rating — 19 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
	Constelación Magazine Issue 1: The Bonds That Unite Us / Los lazos que nos unen by Coral Alejandra Moore (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dante Luiz (Goodreads Author), Keyan Bowes (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 16 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
	Radon Journal, Issue 7 by P.A. Cornell (Goodreads Author), Alex T. Singer, Elena Sichrovsky (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2026 — 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

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"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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'Proof by Induction' by José Pablo Iriarte

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'Lips Like Sugar' by Cynthia Gómez

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