Fresh Eyes: Writing with Metaphor with Margaret Meyer
In this informal workshop with Margaret Meyer, you will explore the mechanics of metaphor and become adept at spotting and using this essential tool.
Metaphors are fundamental to human experience and, as such, indispensable to writers. They allow us to express sensations, emotions, memories, and even abstract ideas — such as time — in ways that resonate with readers.
In this informal workshop with The Witching Tide author Margaret Meyer, you will explore the mechanics of metaphor and become adept at spotting and using this essential tool. After discussing a range of examples, you’ll learn how to identify, create, and enrich the metaphors at work in your own writing.
This workshop is suited to prose writers at all levels, whether in fiction or creative non-fiction.
Part of NCW Academy
Maragret Meyer
Margaret Meyer grew up in New Zealand and now lives in Norwich, England. She has been a journalist, editor and publisher and was for five years the British Council’s Director of Literature. After retraining as a mental health therapist she worked in schools, prisons and addiction recovery centres as well as in private practice. Her writing includes essays, flash fiction and short stories, and in 2020 she completed an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Her debut novel, The Witching Tide, was inspired by the events of the East Anglian witch hunt of 1645-7 and is dedicated to the more than 100 innocent women who lost their lives. An international bestseller, The Witching Tide was named a 2023 best historical fiction book by the Sunday Times and New York Times Book Review.
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NCW Academy Bursary Programme
There is one bursary space available for this workshop.
You are eligible to apply for an NCW bursary if:
- You are a full-time student or pensioner
- You are in receipt of Jobseekers’ Allowance, Disability Benefits, Income Support, Universal Credit or Working Tax Credits
- You have an income of less than £18,000 per year
- If none of these apply but you feel you are still eligible, you may be asked to submit a signed declaration outlining your circumstances.
To apply for the bursary placement, email [email protected] with the name of the course/workshop you would like to attend. Please also attach one of the following proofs of low income listed here.
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