A participant-focused writers’ conference. Advance your craft and energize your writing at the 31st annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway. Join us January 17-20, 2025 at the historic Seaview Hotel near Atlantic City. Enjoy challenging and supportive workshops, insightful feedback and an encouraging community. Choose from workshops in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, songwriting and storytelling.
Workshops are filling quickly. Register today.
Among fan favorites, we’re thrilled to welcome several new faculty including Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, Jan Beatty, Nicole Callihan, Jiordan Castle, Tyrese L. Coleman, Libby Cudmore, Sam Heaps, Darla Himeles and Heather Lanier. BONUS: Peter E. Murphy will be available to select as a feedback session preference for his classic Poetry Incubator.
In addition to tons of new three-day workshops in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, songwriting and storytelling, we’ve also added 101 workshops to our list of Add-on options. See the full lineup of three-day writing workshops and Add-on workshops.
Peter Murphy will match up to $5,000 in donations toward scholarships! Our goal is to offer at least 10 scholarship seats.
Get your Getaway Bookstore purchases signed at this event, as well as sign your own books you’ve brought to sell.
See what else is new this year.
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“I had never previously attended ANY writer’s conference or retreat. I can’t express how marvelous it was to find the Getaway completely devoid of elitism. Never have I felt so welcomed by such a massive gathering of complete strangers.”
“If you have doubts about attending this workshop due to experiences at outside events—or worries about fitting in if this would be your first writers event—put your misgivings aside and dive in. You will find a warm welcome, wonderful writers to work alongside and a stretching session for your writing muscles.”
