Paul Cornell
he/him
Writer
UK
Biography:
Paul Cornell has written episodes of Elementary, Doctor Who ('Father's Day' and 'Human Nature'), Primeval, Robin Hood and many other TV series, including his own children's show, Wavelength. He's worked for every major comics company, including his creator-owned series I Walk With Monsters for The Vault, The Modern Frankenstein for Magma, Saucer Country for Vertigo and This Damned Band for Dark Horse, and runs for Marvel and DC on Batman and Robin, Wolverine and Young Avengers. He's the writer of the Lychford rural fantasy novellas from Tor.com Publishing. He's won the BSFA Award for his short fiction, an Eagle Award for his comics, a Hugo Award for his podcast and shares in a Writer's Guild Award for his Doctor Who. He's the co-host of Hammer House of Podcast. His latest book is the SF novella Rosebud, his latest graphic novel is The Witches of World War II for TKO and his latest comic series is Con and On for Ahoy.
Sci-fi Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- London Film & Comic Con 2024 - July 5-7, 2024 in London, UK
- Gallifrey One 2024 - February 16-18, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA 2023
- London Film & Comic Con 2023 - July 7-9, 2023 in London, UK
- Gallifrey One 2023 - February 17-19, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA 2022
- Gallifrey One 2022 - February 18-20, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA 2020
- Gallifrey One 2020 - February 14-16, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA 2019
- Gallifrey One 2019 - February 15-17, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA 2018
- Gallifrey One 2018 - February 16-18, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA 2017
- Gallifrey One 2017 - February 17-19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA 2016
- Nine Worlds Geekfest 2016 - August 12-14, 2016 in London, UK
- Gallifrey One 2016 - February 12-14, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA 2015
- Gallifrey One 2015 - February 13-15, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA 2014
- Gallifrey One 2014 - February 14-16, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA 2010
- CONvergence 2010 - July 1-4, 2010 in Minneapolis, MN
- Gallifrey One 2010 - February 26-28, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA 2009
- Gallifrey One 2009 - February 13-15, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA 2008
- Gallifrey One 2008 - February 15-17, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA 2007
- Gallifrey One 2007 - February 16-18, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA 2006
- Gallifrey One 2006 - February 17-19, 2006 in Los Angeles, CA 2005
- Gallifrey One 2005 - February 18-20, 2005 in Van Nuys, CA 2004
- Gallifrey One 2004 - February 13-16, 2004 in Van Nuys, CA 2003
- Gallifrey One 2003 - February 14-17, 2003 in Van Nuys, CA 2002
- Gallifrey One 2002 - February 15-18, 2002 in Van Nuys, CA 2001
- Gallifrey One 2001 - February 23-25, 2001 in Van Nuys, CA 2000
- Gallifrey One 2000 - February 18-20, 2000 in Van Nuys, CA 1999
- Gallifrey One 1999 - February 12-15, 1999 in Van Nuys, CA 1998
- Gallifrey One 1998 - February 13-15, 1998 in Van Nuys, CA
27 confirmed guest appearances
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1 hour ago
And so when things got very bad indeed at school, bad in ways which seem unbelievable now, I started writing Doctor Who stories. And when I failed to become a scientist, those stories, in the end, saved me. (End.)
1 hour ago
(And I missed an 11!) The Monster Book is, I think, responsible for so much about my life. Terrance’s amazing words (‘never cruel or cowardly’, there’s a whole ethical code in four words) and that ultra-modern punchy design programmed me with story. 13/?
1 hour ago
I recall sitting on a stile, reading the Monster Book for the first time and having a huge mind-expanding moment when I realised *other people had been Doctor Who!* The fear had pulled me in, the enormity of the universe kept me. 12/?