Musa Okwonga

Musa Okwonga
Born (1979-10-11) 11 October 1979 (age 47)
London, United Kingdom
EducationEton College
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford (BA)
OccupationsAuthor, podcaster
Writing career
LanguageEnglish

Musa Okwonga (born 11 October 1979) is a British author, podcaster, and musician. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2022.

Early life and education

Okwonga's parents, medical students, fled Uganda under Idi Amin's dictatorship and settled in the UK. He is the eldest of four children who were all brought up by their mother after their father died. Okwonga's father was killed aged 40 in a helicopter crash. His mother worked as a doctor.

Between 1993 and 1998, Okwonga attended Eton College, where he received a scholarship towards his fees. In 1998, he matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, reading Jurisprudence for three years.

Okwonga has also worked as a football journalist and the co-host of Stadio, a football podcast on The Ringer podcast network, Stadio. Since 2014, he has resided in Berlin, Germany.

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gilmour, Alexander (2 June 2016). "Writer Musa Okwonga in Berlin where 'outsiders feel at home'". Financial Times. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Self, John (14 April 2021). "The school that rules Britain". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2021. Also: he shares his birthday (11 October) with the school's founding date.
  3. ↑ "Musa Okwonga: 'Berlin is like a wormhole, flat yet so much depth.'". Exceptional Alien. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Gopalakrishnan, Manasi (19 January 2021). "Musa Okwonga: Soul-searching as a Black man in Berlin". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Okwonga, Musa". Royal Society of Literature. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Shariatmadari, David (10 April 2021). "Musa Okwonga: 'Boys don't learn shamelessness at Eton, it is where they perfect it'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Stadio - The Ringer".