Gillus, Shella

Shella Gillus is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona and earned her Screen Actor’s Guild card while working in the film industry in Los Angeles. As a young child, Shella performed in community theatre. In her teenage years, she penned plays for her local church and organized a series of summer self-esteem workshops for underprivileged youth in South Tuscon. She was crowned Miss Black Heritage, 1st runner-up Miss Black Arizona, Copper Bowl Princess, and U of A Homecoming Royalty. Shella has made two appearances on the Oprah Winfrey show, in 2001 & 2007. The Loom is her fiction debut. She lives with her husband, Stacey, and their two children, Spencer and Staci, in Dallas.

The Loom