Murphy Writing of Stockton University Presents This entry is part of Getaway Reads, an e-mail series curated by Marissa Luca that features the writing of the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway faculty. The Story Behind Groundhog Gets a Say by Pamela Curtis Swallow A few years ago, I was ill and in a hospital, when a curious thought came to me. It was that I should postpone finishing the humorous fiction book that I’d been writing and begin work on a non-fiction book about groundhogs. I fully expected this odd idea to go away in a few ... Read More...
Getaway Reads 2018: A Personal Essay by Anndee Hochman
Murphy Writing of Stockton University Presents This entry is part of Getaway Reads, an e-mail series curated by Marissa Luca that features the writing of the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway faculty. Long-Distance Call by Anndee Hochman My cell phone doesn't ring that often. Especially not at 7:40 a.m. So when the phone—parked near my feet on the coffee table while I nestled on the couch with my laptop—began to buzz one recent morning, I had to look. The caller ID said "Dad." That would have been odd under any circumstance. My father ... Read More...
Scholarships available for 2018 writers’ conference
Six scholarships are being offered for first-time participants of the 25th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway writers' conference. Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway January 12-15, 2018 Stockton Seaview Hotel Galloway, NJ (Atlantic City area) Recipients may choose from workshops in novel writing, freelance writing, memoir, fiction, nonfiction, writing for children and poetry. In addition to workshops, the conference also offers one-on-one tutorials, a featured reading, open mics, yoga and dancing at the Getaway Disco. We have two different ... Read More...
Getaway Reads 2018: Two Poems by Peter E. Murphy
Murphy Writing of Stockton University Presents This entry is part of Getaway Reads, an e-mail series curated by Marissa Luca that features the writing of the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway faculty. Watching The Crucible in the Time of Trump at Theatr Newydd, Cardiff by Peter E. Murphy First of all, everyone is terrified. Is she going to fly again? I hear she flies. The word “lies” lies inside of flies, inside of families. A clink of good women are shackled together, away from their families because of lies. No president in ... Read More...
New for the 2018 Winter Getaway
Happy 25th, Getawayers! The 25th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, a writers' conference near Atlantic City, NJ, will take place January 12-15, 2018. Here are some of the things we're most excited about: Special Guests for 2018 We’re pleased to present our Special Guests for the 2018 Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway: Pulitzer Prize winners Stephen Dunn and Gregory Pardlo. Stephen and Gregory will both lead special sessions of the Advanced Poetry Workshop. Workshops We’re offering 5 new writing workshops in ... Read More...