Christopher is an author of queer and weird fiction and non-fiction. His writing has been published in print and online in Australia and internationally. He is currently completing a PhD in Anthropology, has an MA in Creative Writing and is also a freelance copy editor. He runs Ellipsis Editing and is one of the founders of Nogoodnik Studio.
Christopher is on the board of Reykjavik Poetics and the editorial board of the Ós Pressan - the Journal, issue 7. He has also been on the board of the Hafnar.Haus Creative Community Members' Association.
Christopher's first short story, 'Cartograph', was published in the UTS Writers' Anthology, The Evening Lands. It was reviewed as:
one extraordinary feat of imagination and narration by Christopher Marcatili, who creates in Cartograph a frightening world that is at once alien and familiar...
In partnership with Luke Marcatili, Christopher started Nogoodnik Studio, a small independent game development studio. He is co-founder, writer, and designer. Their first project, Gutterjacket, is a cyberpunk adventure game partly funded by Screen NSW.
Christopher started Ellipsis Editing in 2015. He specialises in proofreading and copy editing academic works, including PhD thesis, journal articles, and books. But he also loves to work with creatives on their projects.