After considering 107 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 - Sam Cha, a poet from Cambridge, MA Second Place - Heather Bryant, a writer from Sunnyside, NY Sam Cha received his MFA from UMass Boston, where he was the 2011 and 2012 recipient of the Academy of American Poets Prize. His work has appeared in or is forthcoming from ... Read More...
Special Guests at the 2015 Winter Getaway
We’re pleased to present our Special Guests for the 2015 Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway: Stephen Dunn and Kim Addonizio. Stephen and Kim will both lead special sessions of the Advanced Poetry Workshop. The 22nd Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, a writers' conference near Atlantic City, NJ, will take place January 16-19, 2015. Stephen Dunn Stephen Dunn is the author of eighteen volumes of poetry including his latest, Lines of Defense, published in 2014. His previous books include Different Hours, which was awarded the 2001 ... Read More...
Special Announcement: Murphy Writing is becoming part of Stockton College
We have exciting news to share: Murphy Writing is becoming part of The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. While our name is changing to Murphy Writing of Stockton College, our commitment to you isn’t changing. All of the good stuff you’ve come to love about our writing getaways will continue: The challenging and supportive atmosphere which fosters your best writing Insightful instruction and feedback A fantastic community of writers My bad puns As many people will remember, Rob Gregg, Stockton College’s Dean of General ... Read More...
Scholarships available for 2015 writers’ conference
Four scholarships are being offered for first-time participants of the 22nd Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, January 16-19, 2015. Recipients may choose from writing workshops in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, screenwriting and more, including special advanced sessions with Stephen Dunn and Kim Addonizio. In addition, the conference also offers open mics, tutorials, talks, sunrise yoga, dancing at the Getaway Disco and writerly camaraderie. We have two different categories of scholarships available: The Toni Brown Memorial ... Read More...
New for the 2015 Winter Getaway
The 22nd Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, a writers' conference near Atlantic City, NJ, will take place January 16-19, 2015. Here are some of the things we're most excited about: Special Guests for 2015 We’re pleased to present our Special Guests for the 2015 Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway: Stephen Dunn and Kim Addonizio. Stephen and Kim will both lead special sessions of the Advanced Poetry Workshop. Four New Workshops We’re offering four new writing workshops at this year’s Winter Getaway. Each is limited to ... Read More...
Bravo Taylor!
We are as proud as brass buttons to announce that Taylor Coyle, our Murphy Writing Program Assistant, has won the 1st place poetry prize in the Richard Stockton College's 5th Annual Jennifer Cakert Writing Awards. (Read Taylor's award-winning poem, "The Science of Aging," below.) You can hear Taylor and the other prize winners read their poems and essays at Stockton College on Tuesday, April 8th at 6pm in Room F111. It's free and refreshments will be served. The Jennifer Cakert Writing Awards are sponsored by the Jan-ai Scholarship Fund, which has also ... Read More...
Big Getaway News
Dear Getaway Participant, All good things must end. The Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway has never been a money maker, but this past year left me with a considerable personal loss. Although I haven’t raised the tuition in three years, I realized I could not hold another Getaway without raising the tuition a lot. So after 18 years, I decided to call it quits. I started to draft a letter telling you the bad news, and Amanda started to send out her resume to look for a new job. We were both brokenhearted. Despite making this decision, we kept looking for ... Read More...
Fun Facts About Seaview Resort
Fun Facts About Seaview: Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones stayed at Seaview in 1989. We’re still trying to find out if they trashed their rooms. Princess Grace Kelly had her Sweet 16 Party at Seaview in 1946 in the room where we will hold the Getaway Disco. Presidents Harding & Eisenhower were both regulars. Seaview has hosted PGA & LPGA Championships on their award-winning Bay Course. Seaview is located on the edge of the Pine Barrens with hundreds of wooded acres waiting to be explore. Seaview overlooks Reed’s Bay and offers ... Read More...