Omar Musa

Omar Musa is an author, visual artist, rapper and poet based between Brooklyn and Borneo. He has released four poetry books, four hip-hop records and an acclaimed one-man play, Since Ali Died. His debut novel, Here Come the Dogs, was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Australia’s most prestigious literary prize. His most recent novel, Fierceland, won the Victorian Premier’s Prize for Fiction and is set to be published in the UK in August 2026.