"Chris" Gatchalian (born June 5, 1974) is a Canadian author who writes in multiple genres.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Filipino parents,[1] he holds an MFA in Creative Writing and Theatre from the University of British Columbia.
[1] His latest play, Falling in Time, had its world premiere in Vancouver in November 2011 and was published by Scirocco Drama in 2012.
[2] In 2019, his memoir Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Brown Queer Man was published by Arsenal Pulp Press.
He is openly gay,[3] and is a three-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, including in 2013 for Falling in Time.