it's time for a new kind of fairy tale.
25.11.2025
Thirteen stories weave in and out of one another, a blend of contemporary fantasy and fairy tale fragments both very old, and entirely new. A lonely selkie, ready for revenge. A girl who refused to sew nettles to save brothers she never loved.A man who drunkenly wished for the perfect woman and got a little more than he expected out of the bargain. Welcome. Make yourself comfortable. Take a seat. There’s magic everywhere in this place - if you know where to look. It’s time for a new kind of story to begin.
No Such Thing as Kelpies is the new novel from award-winning writer and theatre-maker Elisabeth Flett . The novel, self-published by Flett and following her acclaimed queer storytelling theatre show The Selkie’s Wife (★★★★★ - Edinburgh Reviews, 2024) is a boldly imaginative and unapologetically feminist re-imagining of Scottish tales both old and new. The genre of this novel is a mix of Folklore and contemporary Fantasy, the reader exploring both the imaginary world of Scottish folk myths and legends and the unexpectedly magical world of modern day Scotland itself. This book covers themes such as LGBTQ+ lived experience and activism, queer found family, feminine rage and feminism, all of which are explored through the lens of Scottish folklore and Scottish cultural identity.
No Such Thing as Kelpies is the new novel from award-winning writer and theatre-maker Elisabeth Flett . The novel, self-published by Flett and following her acclaimed queer storytelling theatre show The Selkie’s Wife (★★★★★ - Edinburgh Reviews, 2024) is a boldly imaginative and unapologetically feminist re-imagining of Scottish tales both old and new. The genre of this novel is a mix of Folklore and contemporary Fantasy, the reader exploring both the imaginary world of Scottish folk myths and legends and the unexpectedly magical world of modern day Scotland itself. This book covers themes such as LGBTQ+ lived experience and activism, queer found family, feminine rage and feminism, all of which are explored through the lens of Scottish folklore and Scottish cultural identity.
meet the author
Elisabeth Flett (she/they) is an award-winning writer, theatre-maker, musician and general feminist trouble maker. The winner of University of Aberdeen’s Literary Lights Non-Fiction Prize in 2021, Flett’s writing has also won Second Place in the Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2023. She was one of the three prize winners for the UK Magnetics Society Academic Journal Poetry Competition in 2024, and reached the short list for WAYWORD Festival's Gothic Aberdeen Short Story Competition 2025.. A 2021 graduate of the Elphinstone Institute MLitt course in Scottish Ethnology and Folklore, Flett is fast becoming a well-known figure in the world of queer Scottish folklore with their 2024 solo storytelling show The Selkie’s Wife (★★★★★ - Edinburgh Reviews) enjoying particular acclaim. They are passionate about mental health awareness, LGBTQ+ rights and gender equality, themes which often feature in all forms of their work as a creative practitioner.
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