Book Week Bonus Episode 2 - Wai Chim
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Wai Chim is the Chinese-American-Australian author of a number of children’s and YA titles, including the Chook Chook series, Freedom Swimmer and most recently The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling, which was a Kirkus Prize Finalist in the US and was Shortlisted for the Prime Minister Literary Awards in 2020. She appeared as a contestant on Australian Survivor: Brains vs Brawn.
Born to immigrant parents in New York, Wai grew up speaking Cantonese at home and brings a lot of her diasporic identity into her work . She spent some time living in Japan before making Australia her permanent home. In addition to writing, Wai works as a Business System Analyst for The Starlight Children's Foundation. She currently lives in Sydney with her husband and beloved cat, Freddie.
Find out more about Wai at:
Website: waichim.com
Twitter: @onewpc
Instagram: @onewpc
Wai's books include:
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And to our sound editor Adam Orlowski for his wonderful audio genius - check out his other work at www.aosd.tk
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