To publish anonymously, without a photograph, and without risk of exposure is a true requirement for some artists who fear that their voice expressed openly will lead to a sense of impending danger and doom. Where the fear instructing one towards anonymity may come from schooling, childhood traumas, an abusive ex-spouse, or a deeply ingrained fear built into your DNA, the reason matters not, simply put, anonymity can be the thing to free a voice when the time is right. For some writers, they simply value their privacy in a world hungry for every detail they can find about public figures. Whereas others long for the glory days of a writer being a writer and nothing more.
The Safe Space Policy is adhered to by The Company (or The Publisher, or Faith in Change Publishing Ltd. for the purposes of this policy), who is in no way responsible for repairing the damages caused by any breaches of anonymity made by The Client.
The Company will uphold the following contract within our realms of control:
1) Any anonymous writers will NEVER have their name published openly and in connection to their published materials.
2) Any legal action, for or against the client, will null and void this policy, as per the transparency required by the legal system.
3) The Client is also responsible for minimising their chances of exposure, and they agree to tell only their most trusted of confidants.
4) Both parties acknowledge that marketing may be impeded in the short term because of anonymity, but that in no way influences The Company’s intentions for the long-term, which is successful outcomes as partnering authors and publishers.
5) The Client may terminate their anonymity clause at any time, although The Publisher would advise against changing the pen-name, should it foreseeably impact future success, sales, and audience engagement.
6) Faith in Change Publishing endeavour to create ‘Author Events’ for anonymous authors, whether that is in online live-chat forums, as a voice with no face over Zoom or Skype, or with our ‘stand-in-reader’, who can commit to quality live-readings in The Client’s stead.
Breaches in Contract – The Consequences
Where any breach of privacy is made by an employee of The Company, their professional contract will be terminated effective immediately and they will be dismissed without the right to any severance pay, and will receive a basic reference (as per the law). However, The Company is not liable for covering the damages of their breech of contract, and any legal action you take must be directly served to them in personal lawsuit. In a world of lawsuits, we explicitly state that we cannot be held as liable for the professional misconduct of a single employee, who would be in breach of their duty of care to the client, as well as their professional and legally binding contract. We would of course support the case The Client serves to the now-terminated professional, should they take lawful action, and the appropriate party will be the one to suffer the consequences of their own actions.
Where The Client breaches their own ‘Safe Space’ commitment and a client’s friend or family chooses to betray their trust and confidence, we will support the client towards minimising their own resulting distress and the subsequent impact on their psyche, safety, and confidence, by offering two free Creative Counselling sessions (for main label clients only). Where you semi-self-publish with F.I.C., an imprint, you must pay full price for the Creative Counselling required to return yourself to creative freedom and safety.
Contact Us
Questions, comments and further enquiries are welcomed and should be addressed to the Legal Department at legal@faithinchange.com.
Safe Space Policy last updated on 12.01.2025.
