New Jersey Writers' Conference NJ Winter Getaway Writer's Conference
  January 18-21, 2013     Not your typical writers' conference
           
 

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About the Getaway
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Participants are enthusiastic about their Getaway experiences. Here is a sample of recent feedback.


From 2012

"As a first time attendee, I found the Winter Getaway to be welcoming, inspiring, and challenging. I've come away energized. What a great way to spend a cold weekend in January!"
   ~ Dee, Clifton, NJ

"Thank you for a great workshop. I had only written one piece, a short story, prior to coming. It was my first writing workshop and I am now inspired to write more. I like the way you created an atmosphere engendering positive feedback."
   ~ Julienne, Montclair, NJ

"The Winter Getaway was exactly what I needed to recharge as a writer and start 2012 off on the right foot. From the supportive community to the Seaview atmosphere, I left feeling inspired. Now I can't wait to get back to work on the many projects I've lined up for myself. I only wish the Getaway could last all year!"
   ~ Cate, Pittsburgh, PA

"The Winter Getaway was an extraordinary experience. I came for the first time and wrote things that startled me. I enjoyed opportunities to workshop my new work and make new friends. Seaview did a great job and the staff couldn't have been more helpful. Peter and Amanda and their ‘team' really went all out for us. It was a wonderful weekend and I intend to go every year from now on."
   ~ Penny, Mays Landing, NJ

"My husband is so invigorated after your incredible weekend retreat. This is just what he needed personally and for his book. Peter, you are a consummate facilitator."
   ~ Participant's wife, Margate, NJ

"It's always a little nerve-racking to go back to a place that was over-the-top wonderful the first time. It's doubly wonderful to discover that it really is as special as you thought."
   ~ Devon, Newark, DE

"What a great opportunity this is to escape into the world of writing for a long weekend, to work with award-winning poets and writers, to meet and network with other fellow writers, and to just have a ripping good time. Kudos to Peter, Stockton, and everyone involved for another excellent conference!"
   ~ Bruce, Cherry Hill, NJ

“Indeed, the Getaway is not your typical writers' conference. It's a gaggle, a posse, a stanza of poets. The one with the Pulitzer sits next to the one who last composed couplets in grade school. Though known for his writing exercises, Peter Murphy, himself, is the best writing prompt. How else could such great writers and friends come together so wonderfully?”
   ~ Shaun, Brooklyn, NY

"How can you not adore a man who for 19 years has hosted the most amazing writer's retreat in the country, bringing together the young and old, the famous and the fledgling, the poets and novelists and memoir writers and journalists and songwriters in this amazing amalgam of creativity, hard work and play? From opening corny jokes to his challenges for the delusional to the final gospel Conga line in honor of Dr. King, Peter Murphy is an alchemist, and we are the grateful beneficiaries of magic."
   ~ Tammy, Collingswood, NJ

2012 pictures


From Previous Years

"This conference is a gift. It permits a writer to take risks without concern for impressing or competing. It gave me the space to imagine and experiment. This is a community that is generous and encouraging while also being honest. A great relief."
   ~ Amy, Blue Bell, PA

"I have been to 11 Getaways and 17 of the poems I drafted there have been published! If you ever get discouraged and wonder why you are looking up obscure quotations or packing up boxes of postcards, I can tell you that your goofy prompts/ variations/ challenges for the delusional really work. 17 poems I would not have written if not for you, Peter. Thank you for helping me become a poet."
   ~ Pat, Elkton, MD

"I came from out of the country, and was made to feel at home immediately. Thank You!"
   ~ Frank, London, Ontario

"I had a better, more enriching experience in three days with my workshop than in the book-writing group I attended for over a year. Our workshop leader was at the top of the scale, keeping the workshop intensive, genuine, supportive and inspiring."
   ~ Juliet, Glassboro, NJ

"The workshops were intense, joyous and useful, the food was tasty and abundant, the dancing was blissful, and I'm going home with four new poems and an equal number of new friends. I have been to dozens of conferences in the past several years and this is now one of my favorite events."
   ~ Devon, Newark, DE

"The workshop leaders are talented and compassionate, pushing you to new levels. The atmosphere is charged with creativity and appreciation for the work of others. I travel from Chicago to attend and have not been disappointed."
   ~ Donna, Willowbrook, IL

"I love the three night time-frame. It allows for deep work and play. The workshops were the right length, and the panels and evening events were lovely. This was my first, but not my last time! Thank you."
   ~ Laura, Montclair, NJ

"The Getaway has inspired and empowered me! I am writing!"
   ~ Victor, Linwood, NJ

"I had such a great time and left feeling exhausted and rejuvenated, with my luggage full of new poems, books, and a renewed excitement. I've heard so many great things about the Getaway, but no praise equaled the experience."
   ~ Stacey, Fresno, CA

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