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Writers Workshop
January 16-19, 2026
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Seaview Hotel, Atlantic City area
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About the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway

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Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway
January 17-20, 2025
Seaview Hotel, Atlantic City area, NJ

This writers’ conference offers challenging and supportive workshops, insightful feedback and an encouraging community. Here are some fast facts:

  • Small workshop sizes: most limited to just 10 participants
  • Writers from across the globe participate each year
  • No application process for registration; everyone is welcome
  • Affordable luxury accommodations
  • Presented by Murphy Writing of Stockton University
  • Celebrating its 31st year—founded in 1994 by writer and educator Peter E. Murphy
  • Scholarship seats available each year

 

“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

 

History and Background

Murphy Writing of Stockton University offers writing workshops, conferences and retreats in the United States, abroad and online. The Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway is the flagship program.

Peter E. Murphy created the Winter Getaway in 1994 based on his belief that when writers leave behind distractions to gather in an encouraging community, they will make breakthroughs in their art. Over the last three decades, the Getaway has become one of the oldest and largest writers’ conferences in the winter season, attracting writers from across the globe.

 

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Our Philosophy

Advance your craft and energize your writing with our challenging and supportive workshops. Write with us and take advantage of inspiring craft discussions, dedicated writing time, insightful feedback and an encouraging community. Learn more about Murphy Writing of Stockton University.

"I cannot express it enough: the writing opportunities that you provide are a GODSEND. We are all so busy in our daily lives–working, caregiving for young and old, surviving our daily challenges–that to have an uninterrupted respite to write and speak only of the craft of writing for a whole weekend is bliss. I truly enjoyed the Winter Getaway and its supportive community." – Karen, Highland Park, NJ

About Us

The Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway is a program of Murphy Writing of Stockton University.

609-626-3594 murphywriting@stockton.edu stockton.edu/murphywriting

 

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