The panel has made its decisions. There were many strong applications and it was a tough choice, but the following writers were selected. We look forward to getting to know them at the Winter Getaway, but we asked them to tell us a bit about themselves ahead of time. See what they had to say below. Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship Kara Knickerbocker of Conneautville, PA Kara Knickerbocker is a writer and world traveler from Pennsylvania and the author of the chapbooks The Shedding Before the Swell (dancing girl press, 2018) and Next to Everything ... Read More...
Winter Getaway Q&A: November 12, 2020, 7pm EST
Winter Getaway Q&A Thursday, November 12, 2020 7-8pm EST Join us as we answer your questions about this year’s online Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway. Get guidance on which workshop to choose, ask logistical questions or just stop in to say hello. We can’t tell you the meaning of life, but we will be available to answer your Getaway-related inquiries for an hour on Zoom. Led by Stephanie Cawley and Taylor Coyle. RSVP via Facebook to spread the word! You can tune in from your computer or smart phone using this link. You can ... Read More...
Scholarships available for 2021 writers’ conference
Five scholarships are being offered for first-time participants of the 27th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway writers' conference. Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway January 14-18, 2021 Online Recipients may choose from workshops in fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction or poetry. In addition to workshops, the conference also offers plentiful writing time, featured readings, open mics, yoga and dancing at the Getaway Disco. We have two different types of scholarships available: The Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship will offer two ... Read More...
Congratulations to our 2020 scholarship recipients!
After considering 87 applications, the panel has made its decisions. There were many strong applications and it was a tough choice, but the following writers were selected. We look forward to getting to know them at the Winter Getaway, but we asked them to tell us a bit about themselves ahead of time. See what they had to say below. Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship First Place - Nik Hill of Rowland Heights, CA Nik Hill is a spiritually-obsessed poet living in Rowland Heights, CA. She is a Pen Emerging Voices finalist and a Key West Literary ... Read More...
Scholarships available for 2020 writers’ conference
Five scholarships are being offered for first-time participants of the 26th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway writers' conference. Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway January 17-20, 2020 Seaview Hotel Galloway, NJ (Atlantic City area) Recipients may choose from workshops in novel writing, memoir, fiction, nonfiction, freewriting 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 three different types of scholarships available: ... Read More...
New for the 2020 Winter Getaway
Happy 26th, Getawayers! The 26th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, a writers' conference near Atlantic City, NJ, will take place January 17-20, 2020. Here are some of the things we're most excited about: Special Guests for 2020 We’re pleased to present our Special Guests for the 2020 Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway: Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa, and Denise Duhamel. Yusef and Denise will both lead special sessions of the Advanced Poetry Workshop. Workshops We’re offering 6 new writing workshops in ... Read More...
We’re Back: The 2020 Getaway is Here
Dear Murphy Writing Community, If you, like us, have a big ol’ hole in your heart where last year’s Getaway should have been, you’ll be thrilled to know that it will return this year better than ever. The 26th Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway will be held at the Seaview Hotel from January 17-20, 2020. Despite pining for the Getaway last year, we kept busy planning our other retreats and getaways, including our upcoming trips to Scotland and New Hampshire. We particularly loved seeing so many of you last winter at our New Year’s Writing ... Read More...
Open Letter from Evan Yavne
"I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr., April 3, 1968—the day before his assassination For 25 years, the Winter Poetry and Prose Getaway has taken place each January over the three-day holiday weekend honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The closing program is always organized by Peter Murphy as a tribute to Dr. King and race unity. At the 2018 Winter Getaway, Peter chose to share Dr. King's "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, as well as Robert Kennedy's statement on ... Read More...
Congratulations to our 2018 scholarship recipients!
After considering 82 applications, the panel has made its decisions. There were many strong applications and it was a tough choice, but the following writers were selected. We look forward to getting to know them at Seaview. Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship First Place - Lindsey Danis, a writer from Kingston, NY Lindsey Danis is Hudson Valley-based writer and recovering chef who attended Vassar College and received an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. She juggles freelance content marketing with working on novels about queers in the ... 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...