Omar Musa is a Malaysian-Australian novelist, poet, rapper and screenwriter.

His debut novel Here Come the Dogs (2014) was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the International Dublin Literary Award. In 2015, Omar was named one of The Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year.

Omar has released solo and hip hop records, as well as collaborations with international duo MoneyKat. He has also published several poetry collections, including The Clocks, Parang and Millefiori. He won both the Australian Poetry Slam in 2008 and the Indian Ocean Poetry Slam.

In 2017 Omar wrote the screenplay for Episode 4 of the Australian miniseries Romper Stomper.

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The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Omar’s interview is available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/omar-musa.