Her Universe makes amazing, nerdy women's fashion (for example, and also).
The company was founded by self-described fangirl Ashley Eckstein, a voice actor who appears in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," out of frustration with the lack of women's clothing at Comic-Cons.
The company will now publish science fiction as well, launching with six novels in 2016.
They're open to submissions, too.
Her Universe Press has six novels lined up for 2016. The first one, "Weirdest," was written by Heather Nuhfer, who writes for comic books like My Little Pony, Scooby-Doo and Wonder Woman.
Despite her success in comic books, Ms. Nuhfer said she was grateful for the opportunity to work with Her Universe Press because of its focus on strong female characters.
"I feel like I've had a hard time breaking into publishing as a woman," she said. "I write a lot of 'girl properties,' so there are extra steps to get out of 'Pink Town.'"
But her agent was reluctant to take the novel to Her Universe Press and wanted to go to an established publisher instead. "We had talked about taking it to other publishers," she said, "but for me, it seemed like a no-brainer to push through with Ashley because of her passion for making it a great project."
Narrowing a Gap in the Sci-Fi Universe: One Fangirl Giving a Voice to Others [Gregory Schmidt/New York Times]
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