Workshops - Writing

Summer 2025 Writing Retreat

The Sister Maria Cordis Richey Center for the Humanities and Creative Arts and the Department of English & IDS at Georgian Court University invite you to a one day summer writing retreat on Tuesday, June 24th from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM in the Mansion. We are leaning into gilded age glamour and luddite sensibilities to turn off our devices, take in our surroundings, tune into our projects, and attune with our fellow writers. This retreat blends craft talk and goal setting with contemplative practices and creative arts to support authors on and off the page.

The retreat is FREE for Georgian Court students, staff, faculty, and alum. GCU folks can also bring a friend! Come ready to incubate a new project, build momentum for a work in progress, or polish and package a current manuscript: where ever you are, we are here–come, let’s write! Registration is limited to the first 20 participants. RSVP by June 20th.

Light refreshments — including coffee, tea, and snacks — will be served, but feel free to bring anything that nourishes and nurtures your particular constitution.

Please, reach out to Dr. Jessica Hausmann, Associate Professor of English, Christine Stevenson, Outreach and User Engagement Librarian, Kristen Park Wedlock, Associate Professor of Writing, and Jamie Hetzel, Teaching Assistant with any questions.

Georgian Court offers a number of workshops for students, faculty, staff, and the general public. Topics include writing poetry, composing research papers, and teaching writing intensive courses.