Our Story
Author, Artist, Sewer, CEO Amelia Rikstad
Utopian Courier Press was created alongside our founder’s—Amelia Rikstad—first novel. In her first book, Yours Truly, Della Coleman: Case One: The Grunch, Delphee Coleman sets off to write spooky stories for a newspaper called The Utopian Courier.
The Utopian Courier celebrates all things weird and wonderful. Whether you’re a ghoul, ghost, or goblin, you’ll find a place amongst the pages of this esteemed newspaper. Amelia wanted to echo this in the real world. After all, every story has a bit of truth in it! So, Utopian Courier Press was born! At 16, she published her first novel and launched her business.
Here, you’ll find merch related to Amelia’s books, handmade plushies and hats, and anything else her mind dreams up! She is also an illustrator and has worked with other authors to bring their characters to life.
At 19 years old, she’s published her second book and is working on 3 more! You can read Yours Truly, Della Coleman: Case Two: The Spirits now! Keep an eye on her socials to find out what Della, Mavericks, and the gang are up to next!
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You may also know our founder as Vinterheksen on Instagram! Through that platform, Amelia spreads her love for her Norwegian heritage and all things witchy. Check her out at @vinterheksen or follow @utopian_courier_press to keep up with her behind the scenes!
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Creators who made the patterns used for our creepy creatures:
Bats: BeeZeeArt
Dragons:
Werewolves: PlushByMakeshiftWings
Embroidered Plushies: