Award-winning children's and young adult writer and previous WestWords presenter, Wai Chim, recently appeared in Australian Survivor: Brains vs Brawn, which saw two teams of competitors face off in the Australian outback. Wai and made it through 44 of the 48 days in punishing conditions, to be in the final five out of 24, which was an incredible effort.

In this Mini-Masterclass, Wai speaks with James Roy about how she approached the many difficulties and challenges she faced, what she learned from the experience, and how six weeks in the outback may or may not have made her a better writer.