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Wai Chim
Born1983 (age 40–41)
New York, United States
NationalityChinese-American
OccupationAuthor
Television Australian Survivor

Wai Chim (born 1983) [1] is a Chinese American author of books for children and young adults residing in Australia. She was a contestant on Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn, the sixth season of Australian Survivor. [2]

Early life

Born and raised in New York, [2] Wai spoke Cantonese in her home growing up, and spent time in Japan before relocating to Australia in 2006. [3] Chim graduated from Duke University where she majored in English and Economics. [4]

Writing career

Wai writes books for children and young adults. In addition to the Chook Chook series, her next book Shaozhen: Through My Eyes is set in rural China, [5] and her third has the “great leap forward” as a backdrop. [6] Shaozhen: Through My Eyes is part of the "Natural Disaster Zones" series which was awarded the 2019 Educational Publishing Award, given by the Australian Publishers Association (APA). [7] Her most recent release, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling, features a Chinese Australian family, and was finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature. [8] It is also recommended by the New York Times as a "Fantastic, Flavor-Filled Novel for Kids." [9]

Survivor

Wai appeared as a contestant on the Australian reality television show, Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn. [1] She made it far into the competition and placed fifth overall voted out on day 44 of 48 days. [10]

Publications

  • The Chook Chook Series, University of Queensland Press [11]
  • Chook Chook: Mei's Secret Pets, 2012, ISBN  978-1459687257
  • Chook Chook: Little and Lo in the City, 2013, ISBN  978-1459691735
  • Chook Chook: Saving the Farm, 2014, ISBN  978-0702253164
  • Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones, Allen & Unwin, 2017, [12] ISBN  978-1760113797
  • Freedom Swimmer, Scholastic Press, 2021 (first published 2016), [13] ISBN  978-1338656138
  • The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling, 2019 (Allen & Unwin), [14] [15] [9] [16] ISBN  978-1338756319

References

  1. ^ a b "Wai | Australian Survivor". 10 play. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  2. ^ a b "Australian Survivor: Wai Chim on the strong women of this season". Who. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  3. ^ "Ep 442: Meet Wai Chim, author of 'The Surprising Power Of A Good Dumpling'". Australian Writers' Centre. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. ^ "Chim Wai, Biography". www.dyslexicbooks.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  5. ^ "Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones". throughmyeyesbooks.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  6. ^ Freedom Swimmer | Kirkus Reviews.
  7. ^ "The 2019 Educational Publishing Awards Winner - Allen & Unwin - Australia". murdochbooks.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  8. ^ "The 2021 Kirkus Prize: Young Readers' Finalists". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  9. ^ a b Hong, Catherine (2020-11-06). "Fantastic, Flavor-Filled Food Novels for Kids". The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  10. ^ Matman Breakfast Show. "Wai Chim Australian Survivor Brains v. Braun". omny.fm. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  11. ^ "Wai Chim". University of Queensland Press. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones - Wai Chim, edited by Lyn White - 9781760113797 - Allen & Unwin - Australia". www.allenandunwin.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  13. ^ "Freedom Swimmer". shop.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  14. ^ The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling | Kirkus Reviews.
  15. ^ "Review: The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim". The Nerd Daily. 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  16. ^ Atkinson, Frances (2019-10-18). "Pre-teen novels tackle big ideas". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

External links

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