Rebecca Kuder grew up, frequently barefoot, in Yellow Springs, Ohio. At age five, she attended the first Rainbow Family Gathering in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. 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 held various theatrical jobs.
Rebecca earned her BA in Theatre Arts from Earlham College and her MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles. While at Antioch, she worked with Jim Krusoe (author of Erased), 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 at the Clifton Gorge. Making a full circle, Rebecca and her husband, the writer Robert Freeman Wexler, now live in a 1937 cottage on the edge of the Clifton Gorge State Park, an ideal place for writing. In December 2007, their daughter Merida Kuder-Wexler was born.
Rebecca has written a novel, The Watery Girl. She is at work on a new novel, The Eight Mile Suspended Carnival.
Rebecca recently redesigned the curriculum and serves as the faculty chair in the Individualized Master of Arts in Creative Writing at Antioch University Midwest.
When she’s not writing, teaching, or reading, Rebecca makes one-of-a-kind, Sanity Creek Sock Monkeys. Each handmade monkey has a name and story, and you can read more about them at www.sanitycreek.com.
Contact Rebecca at rebecca.kuder(at)gmail.com.
Hi Rebecca, I am the Director of the Emergency and Trauma Center at The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton. I have been involved with Jane in picking the wonderful artwork for our new department. I fell in love with the sock monkeys right away. I would love to purchase some sock monkeys for you. Specifically for my oldest daughter who is having her first baby in January. She also fell in love with the monkeys when she saw them at our opening. She is having a baby girl, Hadley. Do you take orders for the monkeys? Please email me when you can. I would love to have one by November 4, her baby shower. Thanks so much. (the children who come to the ER love the monkeys.)
Thanks so much, Cindy! I’m glad that you and others like the monkeys. I’ll email you separately to answer your question. :)
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Hi Rebecca – So glad to have met you last night at Vanessa’s house – hope to see you again soon. I would LOVE to read your novel The Watery Girl! Let me know if you ever give a lecture or class outside of Antioch – I am very interested in your ideas on writing. Thanks again!
Damara