As far as we know, we’re the first publisher to use content warnings as a publishing tool. In the interests of transparency, we’re maintaining our lists publicly.
Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive lists! These are warnings we have found applicable to our own books, and we consider them a living document. As we release more books, these lists will grow, and items on them may change as our policies evolve.
We hope, in time, they will become a valuable resource for anyone seeking to have similar conversations or apply similar policies.
Please note that these lists are not a certified medical or psychological tool.
Triggers
Emotional abuse
Emotional abuse (implied past)
Killing
Racism (overt)
Sexual assault
Torture
Violent assault
Squicks
Burns
Forced memory loss
Frequent swearing
Graphic descriptions of organs
Hospitalisation
Injuries to eyes
Injuries to hands
Instances of physiological body horror*
Instances of self-mutilation*
Magical coercion
Magical infection
Manipulation of blood outside the body
Shark attacks
Kinks
Dubiously consensual
Exhibitionism (mild)
Forced pleasure
Spite kissing
Slow burn
*Instances indicates that the topic in question is not a subject of focus, but an incidental side-effect in multiple given scenes. For example, ‘instances of discrimination’ might reflect incidental character dialogue, while ‘discrimination against [minority]’ would indicate something pervasive and embedded in the book’s subject matter.
If you have any questions about our practices, please feel free to email us at safe@aurichalcumpublishing.com.
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