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Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 03/06/2024
Welcome to the weekly update of the Leaderboard! We're thrilled to showcase Vocal's most discussed stories, popular picks, and rising stars. Let's dive into this past week's standout contributors and their remarkable achievements.
By Vocal Team2 years ago in Resources
Snow Micro Challenge Winners
We think of snow as cleansing, purifying — but thinking outside the box is never a bad idea. For our Snow Micro challenge, our Grand Prize winner Dane BH conjures up light flurries in her winning entry, Our Tribe. Dirty gray city snow mounds in piles before melting away, an effective but never forced metaphor for a friendship that has thinned and frayed beyond survival. This is a brief masterclass in effective storytelling.
By Vocal Curation Team2 years ago in Resources
📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 02/29/2024
Our “Raise Your Voice Threads” are hosted every other Thursday at 12PM ET to offer creators more avenues to uncover exceptional stories on Vocal. As we are continuously searching for fresh creators and inspiring stories, this thread provides an opportunity to exchange and discuss the stories that have moved and motivated us on Vocal.
By Raise Your Voice by Vocal2 years ago in Resources
Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 02/28/2024
Welcome to this week's edition of the Leaderboard, where we celebrate the outstanding contributions of the Vocal community. Join us as we highlight the most discussed stories, popular picks, and emerging voices that have captured our attention this past week.
By Vocal Team2 years ago in Resources
Misplaced Challenge Winners
I once was lost, but now I’m found — amazing grace, and we can only appreciate the latter if we know the former. In our Misplaced challenge, we asked you to consider what it would be like to be cast adrift and to imagine beyond our human shapes.
By Vocal Curation Team2 years ago in Resources
Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 02/21/2024
Welcome to this week's edition of Vocal's leaderboard! We're here to showcase the outstanding contributions of our community members. Join us as we explore the diverse stories that captured our eyes, hearts, and minds this past week.
By Vocal Team2 years ago in Resources
Abecedarian Challenge Winners
How much do we want to be aware of form, in a formal poem — and how much do we want the form to disappear? Philip Larkin was a poet with a gift for writing work that adheres quite tightly to pattern; and yet his skill causes the form almost to disappear, to melt into meaning. In our Abecedarian challenge, a formal structure is right out in front: the letters of the alphabet at the beginning of each line. Some of you landed neatly on each letter, accenting the form itself; other entries — while keeping to our rubric — worked to make the form flow into the poem. One’s no better than the other; it’s just fascinating for us to see the different ways in which you all approached this challenge.
By Vocal Curation Team2 years ago in Resources
📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 02/15/2024
Our “Raise Your Voice Threads” are hosted every other Thursday at 12PM ET to offer creators more avenues to uncover exceptional stories on Vocal. As we are continuously searching for fresh creators and inspiring stories, this thread provides an opportunity to exchange and discuss the stories that have moved and motivated us on Vocal.
By Raise Your Voice by Vocal2 years ago in Resources
Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 02/14/2024
On this Valentine's Day, we thank all of our creators for sharing their creativity and passion with us. Whether you're celebrating with a loved one or embracing self-love, we hope this week's stories have inspired and uplifted you. Here are this week's winners.
By Vocal Team2 years ago in Resources
#200 Challenge Winners
Congratulations, folks. You made us cry. I’m serious. We found the entries to the #200 Challenge truly moving, and we are so glad to hear what Vocal means to all of you. It hasn’t been easy sometimes, keeping the show on the road — but you are what makes it possible, and you are what makes it worthwhile, and we are so lucky to have a reminder of that in all the entries to this challenge.
By Vocal Curation Team2 years ago in Resources
Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 02/07/2024
Welcome to this week's edition of the Vocal Leaderboard! We're thrilled to showcase the exceptional talent and creativity that has graced our platform over the past week. Let's dive into the highlights and celebrate the outstanding contributions of our creators.
By Vocal Team2 years ago in Resources
