Gillian D’achada was born in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1962 – and began writing as soon as she knew how. After matriculating from Fish Hoek High School she attended the Universit...view moreGillian D’achada was born in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1962 – and began writing as soon as she knew how. After matriculating from Fish Hoek High School she attended the University of Cape Town where she studied history and English. Thereafter she pursued a career in copywriting and scriptwriting. She also later obtained a BA Theology degree and spent a number of years on the mission field.
She has travelled extensively in Africa, the Middle East, Australia and India as a scriptwriter and lecturer in a Biblical approach to creativity. She has three daughters – Lissa, Candice and Claire-lyn – and is married to John, her ‘manuscript doctor’. They live in Cape Town.view less