Chris Willrich (born August 28, 1967, in Mount Vernon, Washington) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

He is best known for his stories about Persimmon Gaunt and Imago Bone.

His work has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Black Gate, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Flashing Swords!, The Mythic Circle, and Strange Horizons.

Willrich is from Washington State originally, and now lives with his family in Silicon Valley.

Willrich wrote a Novel and a short story in the Pathfinder universe.