Paul Cornell is a British writer of television, comics, short stories, and novels. He is well-known for his prose and screenplay work within the Doctor Who franchise, including the Hugo-nominated episodes "Father's Day" (2005) and "Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood" (2007). His extensive work in comics has included runs on Action Comics and Dark X-Men. His short story "The Copenhagen Interpretation" was a Hugo Award finalist in 2010, and another story, "One of Our Bastards Is Missing," was a Hugo finalist in 2012. His latest novel, London Falling, was published by Tor UK in December 2012 and will appear from Tor in early 2013.