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April 6, 2004

Southampton College "Writers Talk" Presents Novelist Karin Yapalater
Author Reads From Her Work and Discusses Publishing

Contact:
Craig Platt
631-287-8313

Southampton, NY - Karin Yapalater author of "An Hour to Kill," recently published by Harper Collins will speak as part of the Spring 2004 Southampton College "Writers Talk" lecture series on Wednesday, April 21. The talk is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Pratt Center's Oceanview Lounge. Yapalater will lead a discussion on the writing and publishing process along with tips on mystery writing. She will offer advice on finding a literary and film agent and surviving the tortures of the "writing life."

Yapalater has a B.A. from NYU and an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Columbia University. She was born in Biscayne Bay, Florida and was raised in the suburbs of New York. She has traveled extensively and studied philosophy and literature in London. Her lifelong fascination with the human psyche inspired her work in the genre of mystery novels.

"An Hour to Kill," is described as a "psychosexual thriller...ell-written...ntriguing exy...isturbing." Yapalater teaches philosophy workshops and practices natural horsemanship with her quarter horses when she is not writing.

"Writers Talk" will continue with author Alix Strauss on April 28 at 7:30 p.m. All lectures in the series are free and open to the public. Call (631)287-8420 for more information.