if this is the end

About the Author

Bebe Oliver is a descendant of the Bardi Jawi people, an award-winning writer and creative leader who has called Naarm (Melbourne) home for many years. if this is the end is his second book. His first collection of poetry, more than these bones, was published in 2023 by Magabala Books. Beginning his creative practice as a classical pianist and composer, Bebe later made a name for himself as a producer and director of theatre, festivals, and public art projects across Australia, including international dance and theatre projects in Aotearoa, France and Belgium. A writer, poet, illustrator, speaker and facilitator living on the unceded land of the Kulin peoples, Bebe's works encompass love, loss, identity, Aboriginal and gay existence, place and country.