Join a welcoming and restorative experience to help you connect with your creativity and enjoy meaningful time with others.
Set against the coastal charm of Cape May, New Jersey, this weekend retreat provides room to breathe, reflect, and explore your ideas in an unhurried, supportive setting.
The retreat includes guidance and insight from featured guests Lauren Grodstein, author of several books and director of the Rutgers-Camden MFA Program in Creative Writing; Tom McAllister, author of a book of essays, two novels, and a memoir, and professor in the Rutgers-Camden MFA Program in Creative Writing; Ellen Malenas Ledoux, author of Laboring Mothers: Reproducing Women and Work in the Eighteenth Century and professor int he English and Communication Department at Rutgers-Camden; and Laurie Frankel, New York Times-bestselling author of five novels as well as pieces in The New York Times, The Guardian, People Magazine, and other publications.
November 7-8, 2026
The Inn of Cape May
7 Ocean Street, Cape May, NJ 08204
Cost: $750 per attendee
Spaces fill up fast, and we’d love to see you there!
To RSVP or learn more, please contact Sienna Zeilinger at writers@camden.rutgers.edu