Rebecca Kuder grew up, frequently barefoot, in Yellow Springs, Ohio. At age five, she attended the first Rainbow Family Gathering in the Colorado Rockies. She wrote her first book, The Hole in the Shirt, when she was seven. Her father mimeographed the book and they sold copies for thirty-five cents each at the local sidewalk sale. In high school, college, and afterwards, Rebecca worked as an actor, stage manager, director, and various theatre jobs.

Rebecca earned her BA in Theatre from Earlham College and her MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles. While at Antioch, she worked with Jim Krusoe (author of Girl Factory), Tara Ison (author of The List), Leonard Chang (author of the Allen Choice mysteries) and Paul Lisicky (author of Lawnboy).

One of Rebecca’s most heady experiences was rock climbing blindfolded in the Clifton Gorge State Park.

Making a full circle, Rebecca and her husband, the writer Robert Freeman Wexler, bought and renovated a 1937 cottage on the edge of the Clifton Gorge State Park. The small but charming house has proven to be an ideal place for writing. In December 2007, their daughter Merida Kuder-Wexler was born.

In addition to her short publications, Rebecca has written a novel, The Watery Girl, and is at work on a new novel.

Rebecca teaches creative writing for the Individualized Liberal and Professional Studies program at Antioch Unversity McGregor.