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History
Murphy Writing Seminars is celebrating its 20th year offering
writing retreats and workshops. Founded by Peter E. Murphy, a nationally
recognized poet and educator, our programs focus on writing getaways. These
retreats from the distractions of everyday
life allow poets and writers to advance their craft and energize their
writing.
During years of leading writing workshops for the Geraldine R. Dodge
Foundation, the N.J. State Council on the Arts, The National Council of
Teachers of English and other organizations, Peter learned to critique
writers so they would not only improve their work, but feel empowered and
inspired to do so.
In 1994, Peter created the
Winter Poetry &
Prose Getaway, which has become well known for its challenging and
supportive atmosphere. Fast-forward to 2012—Murphy Writing now offers
four writing getaways and works with hundreds of writers each year. We
specialize in making our programs both challenging and supportive.
Never one to stay idle, Peter also started
Inservice Solutions
to share his successful classroom teaching strategies more widely. In 2008
Peter hired his daughter Amanda away from an educational nonprofit in
Delaware. What a steal!
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Programs
- Writing Workshops & Getaways
Get
Away to Write. Escape the distractions of your busy life. Advance your
craft and energize your writing with a challenging and supportive writing
getaway. Join us at the Jersey Shore, in the unhurried New England hills or
in idyllic Wales. Take advantage of daily writing time, insightful feedback,
good meals and good company.
Take a look at
our upcoming writing retreats.
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PoetryNJ listserv
Our free Yahoo! Group will send you daily emails of poetry & prose readings,
workshops, conferences and other literary events in NJ, NY, Philly &
environs.
Learn more
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Inservice Solutions: Intelligent & Motivating Professional Development
Specializes
in providing on-site professional development workshops for schools that are
rich in content, extremely practical and enjoyable. Subjects include
English, Language Arts, History, Social Studies, Elementary and more.
Learn more
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Staff
Peter E. Murphy, Founder/Director
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peter@murphywriting.com
Peter
was born in Wales and grew up in New York City where he operated
heavy equipment, managed a night club and drove a cab. He is the author two books of poems, Stubborn Child (2005), a
finalist for the 2006 Paterson Poetry Prize, and Thorough & Efficient
(2008), and his unique poetry writing assignments have been collected in
Challenges for the Delusional (2012), all from Jane Street Press. Peter has received awards and
fellowships from The Atlantic Center for the Arts, Yaddo, The
Folger Shakespeare Library, the White House Commission on
Presidential Scholars and the New Jersey Council on the Arts. He directs the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway and other programs for
poets, writers and teachers.
Read more. . . . .
Amanda Murphy, Assistant Director :|:
amanda@murphywriting.com
Amanda
holds an M.A. from the University of Delaware in Economics and
Entrepreneurship for Educators and has led workshops for
students and teachers in venues including the Federal Reserve
Bank of Philadelphia. Previously she was Deputy Director of the
Delaware Financial Literacy Institute, worked in arts management
and for a London-based non-governmental organization. At Murphy
Writing, Amanda handles the event planning, marketing and
websites. She spends what's left of her time trying to keep Peter
organized.
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