#269: Magical Objects with Tracy Gold
This week, we're running a takeover in collaboration with Tracy Gold. The winner of this contest will not only be awarded $250 — they’ll also receive a special bonus prize: personal feedback from Tracy herself. For your chance to get insight from one of Reedsy’s very own, read on! Here's Tracy:
Hey y’all! I’m Tracy C. Gold, freelance editor and author of several picture books, essays, stories, and poems. You can probably tell that I like a lot of variety in my work! For longer works, I like to focus on the big picture as a developmental editor. For shorter works, I often do several rounds of edits until they’re polished to a shine. Check out my profile here.
The theme for this week is based on one of my favorite tropes: magical objects. From the “one ring to bind them all” in Lord of the Rings to the heartbreaking jacket in Brokeback Mountain, the right object can carry magic of the fantastic or emotional kind.

Fantasy stories are well known for featuring meaningful objects. A sorcerer’s stone can promise never-ending life (Harry Potter). A haunted doll can star in a horror story (Chucky). A fight for a throne — even one without magical powers — can determine the lives of millions (Game of Thrones).
Yet contemporary stories can center around objects too. An incredible jewel can spark the search for the sunken Titanic. The contents of a soldier’s backpack can reveal their personality and the horror of war (The Things They Carried). A pair of busted shoes, lost over the side of a mountain, can signify acceptance of wider loss (Wild).
So, let’s dive in and see which magical, meaningful objects can give lives to your stories this week!

Don’t forget to use the hashtag #ReedsyMagic to share your spellbinding tales (and potentially be featured on our social accounts)!
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Closes at 23:59 - Sep 27, 2024 EST
Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing.
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