Content Notes

Content Notes follow for each of our titles, enabling those looking to read or gift our books the ability to avoid unwanted content prior to purchasing the book or being exposed to the content. As Content Notes may reveal elements of a story’s plot, a reader not concerned with specific content may choose to avoid these descriptions. None of our books have extreme or gratuitous content. Atthis Arts has posted Content Notes for all of our titles since 2019.

Atthis Arts Anthologies

• Community of Magic Pens
• Five Minutes at Hotel Stormcove
• As Told by Things

Our open-submission anthologies are specifically designed to be friendly to a wide range of audiences. Stories may include content such as: mentions and consequences of oppressive systems (e.g. racism); non-explicit recounting of violence or trauma; generally non-violent references to weapons; including guns, life trials, sadness, illness, birth, and death; magic that influences events without the inherent consent of all involved; brief, non-explicit sexual mentions; and mild alcohol use. Inclusion of an author’s story in these works is not an endorsement of that author’s intended messages, ideologies, affiliations, or other works, as there may have been aspects not apparent during the curation of the collections.

Curated Anthologies

• Rosalind’s Siblings: Fiction and Poetry Celebrating Scientists of Marginalized Genders, edited by Bogi Takács (2023)
• Embroidered Worlds: Fantastic Fiction from Ukraine and the Diaspora, edited by Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Iryna Pasko, and Olha Brylova (2023)

Our Curated Anthologies are written for adults. Individual content notes for each story are listed in the back. Stories in these collections may involve violence, death, and grief.

Event Anthologies

• Origins 2022 – Rogue Artists

Our Event Anthologies are designed to be friendly to adult and teen readers. Individual content notes for each story are listed at the back. Stories generally may include content such as sadness, violence, sexual assault, and death, but on-page references are intended to be non-graphic, and edited with trauma in mind. Inclusion of an author’s story in these works is not an endorsement of that author’s intended messages, ideologies, affiliations, or other works, as these authors were externally selected by the event committee, and there may have been aspects unknown to us during that process.

Adult / Teen Fiction

Songs for the Shadows by Cheryl S. Ntumy (November 2024)

This novella, while gently presented, explores grief through the effects of unresolved childhood trauma. The main character forms an addiction to illicit substances, resulting in great losses. Images of the dead appear, including a few in a nightmarish context.

Be the Sea by Clara Ward (March 2024)

This novel contains mentions of childhood bullying, child abuse, emotional manipulation, cults, trauma, and rape. Throughout the book, deep dreams are described, including some that are disturbing. Anxiety and a panic attack manifest on-page. The death and consumption of sea animals is depicted. There are brief instances of acephobia and polyphobia. Occasional discussion of off-page sexual activities include domination and kink. A character is accused of professional misconduct, and queer familial relationships are accused of being of dubious consent with regard to power dynamics. A bomb is used to threaten human life. Suicide attempts are discussed, and the two scenes opening Chapter 31 contain an on-page suicide and its retelling. Readers choosing to skip those scenes will learn who died and where at the start of the third scene. All issues are presented gently and with sensitivity to trauma.

Pluralities by Avi Silver

This novella, while gently presented, deals with the often traumatic experience of gender exploration. As such, there are intrusive thoughts of violence, gender dysphoria, anxiety, and a metaphor for suicidal thoughts. The novella includes on-page sex, mild assault, and an on-page killing.

Catalyst by Brandon Crilly

This novel contains violence, blood, injury, killing, heights and wind, memories of war, exploration of faith in deities, supernatural imprisonment with long suffering, and non-consensual possession and resultant trauma. Instances of violence are sometimes briefly moderately graphic, while violence throughout is not gratuitous or glorified and is presented with sensitivity to reader trauma.

The Gray Assassin Trilogy by Gregory A. Wilson

• Grayshade
• Renegade
• Heretic (July 2024)

This trilogy contains intense emotional themes, including separation from family, death of family, and interaction with violent dreams. The main character was trained as an assassin by a patriarchal religious faction engaged in violence, and scenes throughout include blade and dart based fighting and killing with blood and wounds. The story contains brief and non-gratuitous (but potentially disturbing) instances of vicious beasts, torture, head trauma, threat to family, harm to children and domestic animals, off-page brutality, and an attempt at suicide.

One Arm Shorter Than The Other by Gigi Ganguly

This two-part novella is gently told. It contains mild references to death of family, alcoholism, injury, colonialism, and war.

The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus by Alanna McFall

This novel explores life and relationships through the lens of death in a lighthearted, though sometimes serious way. The main character dies at the beginning, in a vehicle collision, and the characters throughout include dead humans depicted in ghost form. These characters show the methods of their death including elements of gore. These bodies are depicted in a factual manner, not intended to evoke horror. Mild violence is depicted, though in ways that could be upsetting, including violence against an animal, gun violence, and police abuse. All violence is presented in a negative light. One main character is a transient Black woman who does not speak verbally, and she is subjected to casual ableism, racism, and classism during her journey.

Anna’s Nightmare by Sarah Fleming Mountford

This trilogy begins with the revelation of a transient character as paranormal, and centers the depiction of ghosts. Paranormal references are linked to Christian history and practice. Many scenes feature medical and hospital settings and tie perceived mental illness to paranormal influence. Mild paranormal torture is represented, including possession without consent, causing mental and physical anguish. The storyline features violence, death, gun violence, and a mass shooting in a religious institution. There is a non-penetrative, demonic sexual assault.

Novels and Novellas by E.D.E. Bell

Bell’s stories are discussed at edebell.com/content

All Ages / Middle Grade Fiction

Wishing Well, Wishing Well by Jubilee Cho (April 2025)

Content notes TBR.

Alia Terra – Stories from the Dragon Realm by Ava Kelly, illustrated by Matthew Spencer

This storybook contains gentle references to ideas of captivity and coping with societal expectations. One scene depicts an in-progress injury and moment of fright, and several pages take place underwater. We believe the content is appropriate for all ages.

Icarus by Gregory A. Wilson

This graphic novel contains non-graphic direct and societal oppression, slavery, violence, and the depiction of death. Insults related to intelligence and sanity are used often in the context of this world. There is a scene of imprisonment with threats of violence. There are frequent depictions of lava. Some of the scenes could be disturbing for young readers.

The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen

This fairy tale contains instances of trans-antagonism and flirting to an aroace character. Both are addressed on-page and resolved. The dragon conducts off-page, non-violent theft. The book contains visuals of spiders and an off-page avalanche.

Descent of Shadows by Ryanne Glenn

This series features non-graphic violence with blades and arrows as well as death. The main character’s parents are killed in front of her. The existence of humanity is threatened. There are brief instances of more disturbing violence near the end. A magic effect is bestowed on a character without consent. Non-Earth, non-racial slavery is depicted.

A Spatial Surprise by Symthasree Sarojini Koganti

This story features children who have lost their parents. It contains children being moved from their homes without explicit consent, and also being threatened with being sent away from their new homes. A climate-damaged Earth is depicted.

Forever: An Odd Adventure by K.J. Quint

This story contains playful depictions of and twists on fantasy and gender stereotypes. It features a dysfunctional relationship between a character and her parents. The main characters sustain grief and injury. Magic is used in ways that modify a person’s mental state. A villain kidnaps a teenage character and forces her to act without her consent. There are scenes of violence, including a large-scale fight, non-human villains being violently attacked, and one character being injured by fire. There are scenes with implied one-sided flirting.