Stage

Asian Pirate Musical, by Zhui Ning Chang, Frey Kwa Hawking, Jade Leamcharaskul, Sarita Lewis, Nemo Martin, and XANA.

• LISTEN to the Studio Cast Recording on all major streaming services
• Concert performance at Pleasance Theatre, 2024
• R&D with Papergang Theatre, supported by Stage One and Arts Council England, 2021 to 2023
• Act One showcase, VAULT Festival 2020

Seashore Yuánfèn, by Zhui Ning Chang and Nemo Martin, composed by Nimrita Kaur. Podcast musical.

• BEAM Showcase 2023, MMD/MTN and Oxford Playhouse
• Musical Theatre Darkroom residency, China Plate Theatre 2022

Editorial Positions

khōréō magazine, Editor-in-Chief, 2023 to present.
Publishing Taught Me, Editorial Intern under Nisi Shawl, SFWA, 2023 to 2024.
Best of Malaysian Short Fiction in English 2010-2020, Co-Editor, Malaysian Writers Society, 2022.

Translation

“End of Story“ by 李尚量 Lee Sieng Liong. In Objects of Desire: An Anthology of Mahua Short Stories, PEN Malaysia, 2025.
“In Cold Air: The Malls of Kuala Lumpur” by Fion Yap. This is Southeast Asia, 2025.

Short Fiction

“Smoke and Sweetness.” In Stories for a Cause II, Tabung Pelangi, July 2021. Reprinted in Pandan Weekly, January 2025.

Journal Articles

Zhui Ning, Chang. “Beyond the East-West Dichotomy: Strategic Exoticism and the SF Literary Marketplace in Aliette de Bodard’s Universe of Xuya Series”, Science Fiction Studies, 52.1 (2025), pp. 75-94 https://doi.org/10.1525/sfs.2025.52.1.75

Essays

“(Re)Framing the Narrative: Worldbuilding on the Periphery.” Strange Horizons, January 2023.
“Our Friend is Here: May and Zhui Ning’s Favourite Queer Asian Reads.” The Quiet Pond, July 2020.
“Modernity and Tradition in Japan via Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name.” Fantasy/Animation, June 2020.
“Escaping the West: A New Age of Speculative Fiction.” Writers’ HQ, May 2018.
“Tanah Air Kita: Our Earth and Water.” Anak Sastra Vol. 30. Reprinted in Project Yellow Dress, April 2018.

Reviews

“The Essential Anime Guide: 50 Iconic Films, Standout Series, and Cult Masterpieces by Patrick Macias and Samuel Sattin.” Library Journal, October 2023.
“Song of the Mango and Other New Myths by Vida Cruz-Borja.” The BSFA Review, Summer 2023.
“Life in Lashes: The Story of a Drag Superstar by Kita Mean.” Library Journal, March 2023.
“The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang.” Strange Horizons, November 2022.
“Magic to Do: Pippin’s Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway and Beyond by Elysa Gardner.” Library Journal, October 2022.
“Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco.” Strange Horizons Southeast Asian Special, August 2022.
“Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life by Alice Wong.” Library Journal, July 2022.
“Illegally Yours by Rafael Agustin.” Library Journal, June 2022.
“The Book of Jakarta, edited by Teddy W. Kusuma and Maesy Ang.” Strange Horizons, December 2021.
“Fable by Adrienne Young.” The BSFA Review, Autumn 2021.
“On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu.” Strange Horizons, June 2021.