Joshua Park
Creative Writer | Self-Published Author | Content Creator | Member of the San Diego Writers and Editors Guild
joshuapark@zonacwriters.com
Creative Writer
Published Books
I am the self-published author of the high-fantasy universe The Christelan Chronicles. The first entry–Outcast Community–follows a group of diverse scholars in the cultural melting pot village of Mrenshir. This novel focuses on the ongoings of commonfolk in the face of a slow-burn escalation. Mundane and quaint regiments are interwoven with fantastical powers and exotic beings, all under the theme of society’s looming judgment.
Upcoming in the Christelan Chronicles series is the second entry, Ritual. In a secluded, desert-surrounded rainforest, a community of dutiful citizens perform ceremonies for their once-benevolent deity. But after an unknown action disrupts the latest ritual, the people turn to their leaders–the Lamakek–to guide them. Ritual challenges its characters on matters of faith, principles, and sacrifice in a suspenseful escalation of haunting crises.
I Will Take Care of You is my first children’s literature picture book. Inspired by my dear mother, and illustrated heartwarmingly by the late great Caleb Merrick, this piece follows a lone duck maiden with strong maternal instincts and a gentle heart.
Proof of Concepts
Project After-War is a theoretical video game styled after indie games such as Hyper Light Drifter and Sable. This 2D isometric action game would boast RPG elements, with a morality system, relationships, upgrades, and an emphasis on culture. The protagonist is a war-time veteran who has come to the memorial moon of Kro’Enx to honor fallen comrades. During his visit, he is pulled into a conspiracy as he deals with discrimination, unlawful experiments, and the struggle to be the better person. This series takes great inspiration from Rambo: First Blood, and boasts a wide variety of alien species and communities.
The Blight Campaign is a story in of itself. In January of 2026, I joined an indie video game design team called EmberLight, and provided extensive resources, from mechanics concepts to artwork to lore to music drafts. When the project was abandoned, I reinvented my contributions to enter the Small Speculative Fiction Write Jam alongside 13 other narrative entries.
The Blight Campaign is a first-draft fantasy introduction. It follows a tarnished noblewoman–Syrol run’Pror–after she has been captured by the looming mechanical threat of the foreign Blight invaders. The setting of Blight Campaign is full of medieval, cultural turmoil, with clashing factions based on beliefs and race.
Project Echelon is a dark, noir-tinted concept centering around a morbid community structure. Different classes of inhabitants–Sapiens–are harvested for various purposes, with citizens possessing the ability to transform into higher ranks for survival. This project is very early in its conceptual stage.
