Omar Musa

Omar bin Musa is a Malaysian-Australian author, poet, rapper and visual artist from Queanbeyan, New South Wales. Read More

He has released three solo hip hop records (including Since Ali Died) and three books of poetry. His debut novel Here Come the Dogs was published in 2014. Here Come the Dogs was long-listed for the Miles Franklin Award and Musa was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald's Young Novelists of the Year in 2015.Musa's work often deals with the themes of migration, Australian racism, violence, masculinity, and loneliness.