science-fiction, horror writer

ABOUT

C L Chang (she/her), known as Risa online, is a Chinese-Singaporean writer focused on science-fiction, horror and some fantasy. She enjoys writing stories inspired by her unique ESEA culture and mythology whilst tackling heavier topics close to her heart. She was accepted into the Singapore Creative Arts Programme in 2019 and the Write Team Mentorship Programme in 2024.When she's not writing, she's scrambling to complete her legal training or having enigmatic conversations with her dog and pet rooster (very important discussions taking place here).She is represented by Julie Gourinchas at Bell Lomax Moreton.banner by @kuri_huang for onmyoji

ADULT SCIENCE-FICTION HORROR

Our Feast So Divine

❝ Be gay eat god ❞HARROW THE NINTH x GHOST STATION x IRON WIDOWA renowned scientist joins a team of researchers to enter a cursed, abandoned city with the goal of using a god's corpse to create a serum of youth, but he doesn't anticipate hallucinating its tender embrace and reveling in it ... nor craving a taste of its flesh.

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ADULT COSMIC HORROR — EDITING

It Tastes Like Home

THE BACKROOMS x DEAD SILENCE x OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEALooking for her missing girlfriend, Leina discovers a familiar door on a deserted spaceship. The rooms within almost feel like home. But home has a soul, and this place does not—she must uncover what connects this space and Elisette’s disappearance before it swallows her whole.OTHER COMPS:
Netflix's THE SILENT SEA
qntm's THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION

Curious about Risa's other works—past, present and future? Find them below. Projects range from finished manuscripts to early drafts and mere concepts.moodboard by @stelaernis on twitter

• OTHER PROJECTS

You can find Risa on twitter, bluesky and instagram. She's most active on her twitter account, so catch her there if you need anything.

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YA / ADULT SCIENCE-FICTION — COMPLETED

Sina Von Solis

GIDEON THE NINTH x THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT x EXORDIAIn the midst of an intergalactic war, Bernadette and her estranged childhood friend must find their way off an enemy planet. She left her friend to die once before, now she must decide if she is willing to do so again.

adult contemporary horror — outlining

Porcelain Head

A HAUNTING ON THE HILL x BLACK SWAN x THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOEIn a stroke of luck, a homeless artist inherits a two-century old mansion. When he moves in, he discovers a hidden room in the basement, containing a headless corpse. The nearby gallery’s exhibition is coming up, and so is his final chance to prove his worth, but he can’t stop thinking about the headless corpse, and how it pleads for him to make it beautiful again.