Gabriella Ballin was born in Friuli and graduated with a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature. She began her career in TV as a writer-producer and, while working for Disney channels, graduated from the Castello Sforzesco School of Comics in Milan. She drew and scribbled on any surface until one day she realised that she liked writing. She now works in creative writing and video production as a freelancer. Her first picture book Quand tu dors was published in France in 2019.