Micaela Sahhar

Micaela Sahhar is an Australian-Palestinian writer and educator living on unceded Wurundjeri country. Her essays, poetry and commentary have been widely published in Australian literary journals. Her book, Find Me at the Jaffa Gate: an encyclopaedia of a Palestinian family (NewSouth, 2025) won the 2026 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Nonfiction and was long listed for the 2026 Stella Prize.