Little town celebrates 'incredibly explosive' talent's nationally acclaimed novel

Author, poet and visual artist Omar Musa has won the Miles Franklin Award, Australia's most prestigious fiction prize. ABC News reports that his childhood bridged Queanbeyan's suburban streets and Canberra's arts scene, a duality that shaped the nationally acclaimed novel earning him the award.

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