Ren Cedar Fuller's debut book
Bigger: Essays won the Autumn House Press Nonfiction Prize and was a finalist for the Iron Horse Prize and the Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Awards Program. It was named a “Most Anticipated Fall 2025 Book” by
The Millions. Ren’s essays have appeared in
Brevity,
New England Review, and
North American Review, and been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and
Best American Essays. Ren is a parent facilitator at
TransFamilies, an online hub for families with gender diverse children. After teaching public school, she founded a nonprofit preschool, where she continues teaching parent education. Ren lives in Seattle and loves to kayak slowly on the Salish Sea.
