Micaela Sahhar
Micaela Sahhar is an Australian–Palestinian writer and educator living on Wurundjeri Country. Her essays, poetry and commentary have appeared in Cordite, Meanjin, Overland, Rabbit and Sydney Review of Books, among others. She is a Wheeler Centre Next Chapter Fellow (2021), a grant recipient from the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund (2022), and was commended for the Peter Blazey Fellowship (2024). Her debut book, Find Me at the Jaffa Gate: An encyclopaedia of a Palestinian family, was longlisted for the 2026 Stella Prize and won the Non‑Fiction category at the 2026 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards.
Micaela Sahhar is appearing in the following events:
Saturday 13th June