Gilbert F. J. Van Hoeydonck is an Australian writer based in Melbourne. He is married and has two adult daughters.
He grew up in Belgium and studied Dutch and English at the University of Antwerp. In 1978 he took up a limited tenure lectureship in Dutch Language and Literature at the University of Melbourne, where he taught for six years.
Gilbert became an Australian citizen in 1983 and worked for the Victorian Government as a policy adviser and project manager in child protection and public mental health services. He participated in some high–profile child death inquiries and helped implement clinical outcome measurement across Victoria’s public mental health services.
Gilbert now works as an independent writer. He has published a number of short stories. The Best of Intentions is his his debut novel.
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