Omar Musa is an author, visual artist, rapper and poet. He has released four poetry books (including Killernova), four hip-hop records and an acclaimed one man play, Since Ali Died. His debut novel Here Come the Dogs was long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Australia's most prestigious literary award. He was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald's Young Novelists of the Year in 2015.

Musa has had several solo exhibitions of his woodcut prints, including All My Memories Are Mistranslations, and has performed at venues such as the Brixton Academy in London, Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City and The National Museum in Brasilia, Brazil.


He is based between Brooklyn and Borneo.