Workshop: Write in Passion, Edit in Cold Blood with Omar Musa | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12023-09-14T11:11:21+08:00PeatixGeorge Town Literary FestivalWorkshop: Write in Passion, Edit in Cold Blood with Omar Musatag:peatix.com,2018:event-4477192018-11-25T12:00:00MYT2018-11-25T12:00:00MYTFacilitator: Omar MusaIn this workshop, hear Omar Musa discuss his own experiences as a published author and performance poet, and his approach to writing and performing poetry. Using visual prompts, create new poems and have the opportunity to read them with other participants.Online registration closes on 16 November 2018-------Omar Musa is a Malaysian-Australian author, rapper and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia. He has released four hip hop records, three poetry books (including Parang and Millefiori) and received a standing ovation at TEDx Sydney at the Sydney Opera House. His debut novel Here Come the Dogs was long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award and Miles Franklin Award and he was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year in 2015. He was a screenwriter on the Stan Original/BBC TV series Romper Stomper and wrote a one-man play Since Ali Died in 2018.