Wai Chim
Wai Chim is a first generation Chinese-American from New York City. She grew up speaking Cantonese at home and absorbing Western culture through books, TV and school. She spent some time living in Japan before making Sydney, Australia her permanent home. Her previous books include the Chook Chook series and Shaozhen, part of the Through My Eyes: Natural Disaster Zone series. Freedom Swimmer was her debut novel for young adults and was shortlisted for the inaugural Readings Young Adult Book Prize. In addition to writing, Wai works as a digital producer/seb developer for The Starlight Children's Foundation.
Books by Wai Chim
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
Published: August 2019
This compelling young adult novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family with a mother who is suffering from a mental illness was short-listed for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards.
Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones
Published: July 2017
An evocative and compelling story about one boy living through the 2014 drought in Henan, China.
Freedom Swimmer
Published: August 2016
This incredible tale about two boys' swim from mainland China to Hong Kong in search of freedom from poverty and oppression is inspired by a true story.
