About The Author

KARIN RITA GASTREICH was born near Kansas City, Missouri. After earning a PhD in Zoology at the University of Texas in Austin, she lived for ten years in Costa Rica. There she directed a study abroad program in tropical ecology and environmental policy for Duke University and the Organization for Tropical Studies. She recently returned to her home town and is now an Assistant Professor of Biology at Avila University.  In addition to reading and writing, her past times include camping, hiking, music and flamenco dance.

Karin's fantasy fiction publications include short stories in Zahir: A Journal of Speculative Fiction, Adventures for the Average Woman, 69 Flavors of Paranoia and A Visitor to Sandahl.  She is a recipient of the Spring 2011 Andrews Forest Writer's Residency and was awarded an honorable mention in the Summer 2008 Women on Writing Flash Fiction Contest. In addition to the blog for Eolyn, she co-authors the blog Heroines of Fantasy with fantasy fiction authors Kim Vandervort and Terri-Lynee DeFino.  She also keeps a personal blog about her life as a writer and ecologist at http://karin-gastreich.livejournal.com/

Karin's epic fantasy Eolyn is available from Hadley Rille Books in hardcover, paperback, Kindle and Nook formats. The companion novel to Eolyn, entitled High Maga, is scheduled for release in 2013.

If you'd like to contact Karin, you can write her at eolyn.of.the.south.woods(at)gmail.com