The 31st annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway—a supportive, participant-focused writers' conference—will take place January 17-20, 2025. There is plenty to be excited about this year: Discounts We'll continue to ring in our 3rd decade in style, including a $30 "Early Bard" Discount for your room package if you register by Nov. 20—a little later than last year, giving you more time to save. Don't forget: if you bring someone who has never attended the Winter Getaway, you’ll both receive $30 off the lowest sliding scale tuition rate ... Read More...
New for 2024 Winter Getaway
The 30th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway—a supportive, participant-focused writers' conference—will take place January 12-15, 2024. There is plenty to be excited about this year: Discounts In celebration of our 30th anniversary, our "Early Bard" Discount for your room package will increase to $30 off. Plus, if you bring someone who has never attended the Winter Getaway, you’ll both receive $30 off the lowest sliding scale tuition rate for a three-day workshop. Email info@murphywriting.com to receive a bring-a-friend coupon code ... Read More...
Congratulations to our 2021 scholarship recipients!
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Special Guests at the 2018 Winter Getaway
We’re pleased to present our Special Guests for the 2018 Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway: Stephen Dunn and Gregory Pardlo. Stephen and Gregory will both lead special sessions of the Advanced Poetry Workshop. The 25th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, a writers' conference near Atlantic City, NJ, will take place January 12-15, 2018. Stephen Dunn Stephen Dunn is the author of 19 volumes of poetry including his latest chapbook, Whereas: Poems, published in 2017 by Norton. His previous books include Different Hours, which was ... Read More...
Congratulations to our 2017 scholarship recipients!
After considering 85 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 - Heather Bowlan, a poet from Philadelphia, PA Heather Bowlan's writing has appeared in New Ohio Review, Nashville Review, Day One, the Ploughshares blog, and elsewhere. She serves as the Chapbook Editor for BOAAT Press and Assistant Poetry Editor for Raleigh ... Read More...