Cornelius Fortune attended Michigan State University and studied music composition with Dr. Karl Boelter (Oakland University). His works have appeared in Tales of the Unanticipated, Illumen, Nuvein, AlienSkin and others.
He is a Rhysling Award nominated poet.
As a journalist, he has contributed to The Advocate, Metro Times, Chess Life, Between the Lines, the 2010 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market, and other publications.