“Our stories are the operating system for our reality. So if we’re going to get out of this mess, it’s time we imagined some new tales.”
Debut Book: No Fair Maidens
No Fair Maidens:
A Wild Journey With The Lost Goddesses Of Britain
RELEASED BY TRANSWORLD/ PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE - SPRING/SUMMER 2026
“How can one book utterly change my sense of relationship to the British landscape, and to its women, and to myself? Because Kim Willis shows beautifully, brilliantly, that these are the same story.”
- Emily Hauser, best-selling author of Mythica
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As Kim Willis drifts from the traditional path of marriage and motherhood, she yearns for a new set of stories to light her way. Pulled towards the source of the Severn, she hears the whispers of ancient matriarchs: shape-shifting enchantresses, scaly nymphs and goddesses who once commanded our lands. These are no fair maidens, but powerful warrioresses and animalistic beasts, snaking along the edges of watery places where we meet the otherworld in the shadows.
As she uncovers the ancient myths hidden in the rugged landscapes of the British Isles, the stories of women like Arianrhod, Melusine and Cerridwen awaken a forgotten power.
Journeying from the Severn to Skye, Eryri to Northumberland, Kim discovers deep magic in the tales of old, unveiling forgotten truths about grief and healing, sisterhood and sexuality, fertility and freedom.
Through the threads of folklore, history and landscape, Kim identifies a better way of being for modern women, reweaving a mythic field that unpicks patriarchy by its roots. Remembering a vision for Britain where women are - and always were - a force of nature.
“No Fair Maidens is a landmark publication in British feminist history. The writing is luminous: reflective and personal, funny and dead serious, and often very beautiful. A book that reminds us that we have always radiantly been here.”
- Minna Salami, author of Sensuous Knowledge
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Past & Live Projects
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Dreams For Britain
An collective imagination project to co-create a more hopeful and inclusive vision for Britain, one community at a time.
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Heroine's Journey
A community of 2000 women gathering in person to remake our narratives about women’s dreams, lives and endeavours.
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The Field
A conversational experiment in helping two people with diverging views connect through their common humanity.
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Land of Hope And Story
A national campaign to recentre creativity in our national story on the run up to the 2024 General Election.