Rachel Yoder

Writer

Born

October 2, 1978 · Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Birth name

Rachel Joy Yoder

Rachel Yoder is a screenwriter and novelist based in Iowa City. Her debut novel, Nightbitch (2021), was adapted for screen & directed by Marielle Heller. She now serves as Assistant Professor of Screenwriting and Cinema Arts at the University of Iowa. She grew up in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Ohio.