Kim Culbertson has taught high school English, Creative Writing and drama for over ten years in both public and private schools. Currently, she works at Forest Charter School, a progressive personalized learning program. Throughout her teaching, she has also worked privately as a college advisor, workshop teacher, and educational consultant. Kim Culbertson has written short fiction for Cicada and her first novel, Songs for a Teenage Nomad. Kim sees her writing as an extension of her teaching. She lives in the Northern California foothills with her husband and daughter, where she loves to drink coffee and look at the clouds.

SONGS was the winner of the 2007 London Book Festival and a finalist in the 2007 USA Book News Best Books in the young adult category. SONGS was featured at the 2007 APLUS conference of personalized learning schools. It was also selected as a book club book for AzTeen magazine's Jan/Feb 2008 issue and was named October book of the month for Homeschool.com.

Teensreadtoo.com gave Songs for a Teenage Nomad five stars and wrote: “SONGS FOR A TEENAGE NOMAD is a wonderful book. It is a high school classic reminiscent of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, only it is more appropriate for a slightly younger audience. Calle is a wonderful character and, as the reader, you want her to succeed in all areas of her life.” – Becca Boland