The Latest Breaking News from Omar Musa

Omar Musa’s Miles Franklin win rewards epic, ambitious Australian writing with a global scope

Omar Musa has won the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award for Fierceland, an energetic, formally adventurous novel that confirms his place as one of the most ambitious voices in contemporary Australian literature.

The Conversation · Aug 5

Omar Musa wins Miles Franklin literary award for ‘tour de force’ novel Fierceland

The novelist, poet and rapper won $60,000 for his novel about two siblings who reckon with the legacy of their late father, a palm oil baron in Malaysian Borneo

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5

Six years, 21 drafts earn hip-hop poet top book prize

Author and hip-hop artist Omar Musa moved to Borneo to write his second novel Fierceland, which has taken out Australia's premier literary award.

AAP · Aug 5

The 25 best Australian books of 2025

Just in time for last-minute gifts: Guardian Australia critics and staff pick out the best books of the year, featuring Helen Garner, Dominic Amerena, Evelyn Araluen and more

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2025

Chinese funeral traditions, Australian migration and India’s future: OzAsia 2025 traverses the globe

OzAsia 2025 once again affirmed its status as Australia’s leading multi-arts celebration of unique creativity. Despite South Australia’s comparatively small Asian population, OzAsia has grown into a significant platform that integrates music, literature, dance, comedy and visual arts.

The Conversation · Nov 12, 2025

Fierceland by Omar Musa review – poet and rapper’s second novel pulses with life

Following two siblings who must grapple with their father’s legacy after his death, Fierceland is at its best when Musa plays with language

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2025

Kathleen Folbigg’s memoir, an ode to condiments and ‘a work of art’: the best Australian books out in September

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2025

Zahra Jama obituary

Other lives: Pioneering female Somali emigrant to London who became a mother figure in her community

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

Omar Musa blends words and the wood carving of Borneo to explore beauty, rage and history

Omar Musa has, it seems, put aside the voice of protest, anger and challenge so present in his powerful 2017 poetry collection, Millefiori, in favour of a journey to his roots in the culture and history of Borneo.

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2022