Chezza Lee is a biracial Chinese-English speculative fiction writer whose work tends to explore Chinese mythology and high fantasy, as well as the intersectionality of race and culture in fantasy settings. She was born in England and immigrated to Canada as a teen.

She has a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in English and Philosophy from the University of Alberta and a Master of Arts degree in Renaissance Literature from the University of York, UK. She has also completed a Certificate of Journalism from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and has participated in a summer study program at the University of Nanjing, China.

Chezza’s writing often invokes the magic of Eastern/Chinese mythology, with a heavy emphasis on wuxia/xianxia elements, though she also likes to dabble in sci-fi when it relates to her favourite metaphysical thought experiments. As a mixed-race Asian woman, she likes to explore the implications of racial and multiracial identities in speculative worlds, often pondering what it means to belong in the liminal space that exists between contrasting identities, cultures, and communities.

When she isn’t writing, Chezza can be found gaming, watching anime, cosplaying, reading fantasy novels, or watching the latest xianxia C-drama. Chezza works full time as a managing editor for the Alberta public sector.

Chezza uses her mother’s maiden name (Lee) as her pen name when writing fiction. Other work/online recognition may be attributed to Cheryl Cottrell-Smith or Miss Chezza.