The 24th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, a writers' conference near Atlantic City, NJ, will take place January 13-16, 2017. Here are some of the things we're most excited about: Special Guests for 2017 We’re pleased to present our Special Guests for the 2017 Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway: Stephen Dunn and Sharon Olds. Stephen and Sharon will both lead special sessions of the Advanced Poetry Workshop. Workshops We’re offering 4 new writing workshops in 2017: 1) Creative Nonfiction: The Story Inside - ... Read More...
Congratulations to our 2016 scholarship recipients!
After considering 88 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 - Tiffany Krupa, a poet from Santa Barbara, CA Tiffany Krupa is a writer and poet. Her work has been published and/or anthologized in the Albion Review and Arsenic Lobster. She is on a small tour reading in Ventura, California and San Fransisco, California in ... Read More...
Getaway Reads: Two Poems by Thomas Lux
Murphy Writing of Stockton University Presents This entry is part of Getaway Reads, an e-mail series curated by Kendal Lambert that features the writing of the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway faculty. Backyard Swing Set by Thomas Lux Splayed, swayback, cheap pipe playground: a swing, a slide, some rings maybe—we love our babies and a tire hanging from a branch won't do. For one summer it shines—red, the chains of silver, and beside it the blue plastic pool. First winter out it goes to rust. I love America's backyards, seen from ... Read More...
New for the 2016 Winter Getaway
The 23rd Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, a writers' conference near Atlantic City, NJ, will take place January 15-18, 2016. Here are some of the things we're most excited about: Special Guests for 2016 We’re pleased to present our Special Guests for the 2016 Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway: Stephen Dunn and Thomas Lux. Stephen and Thomas will both lead special sessions of the Advanced Poetry Workshop. Workshops We’re offering new writing workshops and bringing back some favorites: 1) Screenwriting - led ... Read More...