Creative Writing and Wellness Workshop with Grace Kelley

Creative writing and wellness workshop is Mermaid’s contribution to the Bealtaine Festival – Celebrating Creativity in older age. In this two-hour session, participants will work with poetry, prose and art to inspire and ignite their own writing journey. Beginners and intermediate welcome!

Grace Kelley Bio:

Grace is the co-editor of Paper Lanterns literary journal. She is a recipient of the Arts Council Ireland Agility Award '22 and '23, and is currently preparing her first novel for submission. Recent work can be found in PaperBound Magazine and Motherlore Magazine.

She teaches creative writing at DCU through two programmes: The Centre for Talented Youth (CTYI) and their Age Friendly University programme, where she works with retired people. She is currently training to be a Poetry Therapy Practitioner with the Irish Poetry Therapy Network.