This writing generative workshop will explore the grandmothers we are descended from, the grandmothers we are, or grandmothers who have influenced us through fairy tale and myth. Using personal photos, objects, and memory, you’ll write drafts of poetry, prose,​ monologue & more. You’ll write to probe and break generational silences. You’ll celebrate and explore longing and mixed feelings, expressing the complex influences of grandmothers on our lives in any genre of creative writing. SPACE IS LIMITED. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT before March 5, 2026, $175 [$195 after]

We meet every other week for six sessions on Zoom, Tuesdays, starting Jan. 13, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. Eastern until 8:45 p.m. Eastern.

DATES: .Jan. 13, Jan. 27, Feb 10 & 24, March 10 & 24, 2026. All sessions are recorded.

COST: $200 UNTIL Jan. 3, $250 after.

REGISTER WITH DISCOUNT HERE

This writing generative workshop will explore the grandmothers we are descended from, the grandmothers we are, or grandmothers who have influenced us through fairy tale and myth. Using personal photos, objects, and memory, you’ll write drafts of poetry, prose,​ monologue & more. You’ll write to probe and break generational silences. You’ll celebrate and explore longing and mixed feelings, expressing the complex influences of grandmothers on our lives in any genre of creative writing. SPACE IS LIMITED. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT before Jan. 1, 2026, $175 [$195 after]

Register here: https://tlanetwork.org/event-6200847 

I'm pleased to be presenting for my 9th year at the annual Power of Words Conference. I'll be presenting a workshop on Saturday, Putting Our Grandmothers on the Page. Have a look at the conference lineup and consider joining us for this rich and rewarding event in Kansas City this year. Register & learn more here.

REGISTER & LEARN MORE HERE

I hope you'll consider joining us August 12-15 in Kingston NY! I'm thrilled to be presenting two creative writing workshops this summer at the IWWG Women Writers Writing & Wellness Retreat, including:

Putting Our Grandmothers on the Page: Poetry, Prose, Persona & Memoir - Kelly DuMar

This workshop explores the theme of grandmothers—whether ancestors, ourselves, or figures from literature—using prompts from photos, objects, and memory. Writers will create poetry, prose, persona, and memoir to express complex influences and explore revision and craft. Open to all levels.

How Pictures Heal: Creative Writing from Your Photo Stream - Kelly DuMar
Using personal photos, this workshop helps writers explore emotions, memories, and meaning through creative writing. Participants will craft stories and poems that capture the beauty, loss, and deeper connections within their images, with all levels welcome.

Join me for a 4-session creative writing webinar exploring Grandmothers in May. Meets ONLINE for 4 TUESDAYS, 3-5:00 p.m. EASTERN. Cost is $175 if you pay before May 4. $195 after. DATES INCLUDE: MAY 14, MAY 21, MAY 28 & JUNE 4, 2025.

About the Workshop

This writing generative workshop will explore the grandmothers we are descended from, the grandmothers we are, or grandmothers who have influenced us through fairy tale and myth. Using personal photos, objects, and memory, you’ll write drafts of poetry, prose,​ monologue & more. You’ll write to probe and break generational silences. You’ll celebrate and explore longing and mixed feelings, expressing the complex influences of grandmothers on our lives in any genre of creative writing. We will discuss revision & projects you may be working on. All welcome!

I have a few openings in my spring Charles River Writers CRAFT workshop before we break for the summer in June. We will meet for four 2-hour sessions this spring, online only. This is a craft and revision workshop in an intimate small group setting with women writers. Each session you will bring a piece of writing to read & discuss. I facilitate craft & revision discussion designed to help you recognize the strengths of your writing & elicit ideas for revision. This is a multi-genre workshop. Please email me at kellydumar@gmail.com to ask about the group or schedule a chat about it. Writers of all genres are welcome. 

I have a few openings in my spring Charles River Writers GENERATIVE workshop before we break for the summer in June. We will meet for four 2-hour sessions this spring, in person OR online. This is a hybrid writing generative opportunity to work in an intimate small group setting with women writers in a uniquely dynamic environment of generativity. Participants reflect deeply and write deeply from thematic prompts during session. You will take away new writing you will be excited to develop and you will have new ways of seeing possibilities for your writing. Please email me at kellydumar@gmail.com to ask about the group or schedule a chat about it. Writers of all genres and levels of experience are welcome. 

We meet every other week for six sessions on Zoom, Tuesdays, starting April 8, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. Eastern until 8:45 p.m. Eastern. DATES: APRIL 8, APRIL 22, MAY 6, MAY 20, JUNE, 3, & JUNE, 17 2025. All sessions are recorded. COST: $225 UNTIL APRIL 2; $250 after