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The Confidence Chronicles And Weirdest, The First Two Books From Her Universe Press

Published Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:00:02 -0500

Last updated Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:17:00 -0500

Geeky fashion brand Her Universe and founder Ashley Eckstein announced on Saturday at New York Comic Con that they would expand into publishing illustrated books, with the same female-friendly audience, focussing on publishing and encouraging new female writers.

Focusing on the sci-fi and fantasy genres, the imprint will publish fiction and non-fiction for all age ranges with an emphasis on the tween, young adult market. Her Universe Press will be seeking to publish female authors who write empowering stories with positive messages and a focus on strong female protagonists.

The first is The Confidence Chronicles Book One by Anne Convery and Aslhley Eckstein, written by Convery with illustrations by Dave Filoni.

The Confidence Chronicles, set in an alternate universe gold rush California, is a steampunk fantasy featuring twelve-year-old Adelaide Lenihan, whose grit, energy and obsession with all things mechanical lead her along with her automatic owl, Eureka, to uncover exciting and sometimes chilling secrets in her own home town. Mining, mystery and mayhem in this first installment set the stage for Addy's fantastic adventures from west of the Sierra Nevada to east of the Mississippi and beyond.

The second is titled Weirdest by Heather Nuhfer.

Weirdest is the story of thirteen-year-old girl who, in her desperation to be the coolest in her school, makes a wish and, as a result, has her strongest emotions physically manifest themselves in weird ways. Her powers run haywire as she tries to solve the mystery.

And new aspiring creators are encouraged to submit their ideas at www.heruniversepress.com.