Vibbert was born in East Cleveland, Ohio in 1974, the daughter of a construction worker who was also a professional sculptor and painter.

[4] and is a member of the Cleveland-based Cajun Sushi Hamsters writing workshop,[5][6] and an organizer for the Cleveland Game Developers group.

She, and her twin, are both long-time active members in the Society for Creative Anachronism's Middle Kingdom where Marie Vibbert is known as Lyonnete Vibert.

Reviews of the book called it "Tongue-in-cheek humor, delightfully absurd (if sometimes over the top) action, and heartening themes of found family keep the pages turning" (Publishers Weekly)[10] and "An interplanetary biker-squad romp that’s less cheesy than the Russ Meyer–esque premise suggests" (Kirkus Reviews).

[23] Vibbert has presented scholarly research on the subjects of women's headgear of the late Middle Ages,[24][25] (within the Society for Creative Anachronism), on class issues in science fiction,[26] and on the statistical analysis of female writers of science fiction short stories.