
You can become a Vocal+ member and learn about each challenges from the following links.
The links include requirements and the deadlines for each challenge.
The prizes for each challenge:
Grand prize: $5,000
Second prize: $1,000
Third prize: $500
Currently Available Competitions
SFS 1: Old Barn challenge. Grand prize: $5,000SFS 1: Old Barn challenge. Grand prize: $5,000
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SFS 2: Death By Chocolate challenge. Grand prize: $5,000SFS 2: Death By Chocolate challenge. Grand prize: $5,000
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SFS 3: Brown Paper Box challenge. Grand prize: $5,000SFS 3: Brown Paper Box challenge. Grand prize: $5,000
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SFS 4: Golden Summer challenge. Grand prize: $5,000SFS 4: Golden Summer challenge. Grand prize: $5,000
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SFS 5: Raging Bull challenge. Grand prize: $5,000SFS 5: Raging Bull challenge. Grand prize: $5,000
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SFS 6: Green Light challenge. Grand prize: $5,000SFS 6: Green Light challenge. Grand prize: $5,000
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SFS 7: Long Thaw challenge. Grand prize: $5,000SFS 7: Long Thaw challenge. Grand prize: $5,000
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SFS 8: Pear Tree challenge. Grand prize: $5,000SFS 8: Pear Tree challenge. Grand prize: $5,000
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Competition Terms and Conditions
There are four conditions to participate and benefit from these competitions.
These four rules, apart from Vocal+ membership, also apply to publishing your stories on Vocal Media. You don’t need to be Vocal+ member to write for Vocal but you need it to participate in challenges.
Prerequisite 1 — You need to be a Vocal+ member.
You can join Vocal as a creator using this link.
Prerequisite 2 — For your stories to be eligible, they must be between 600 and 2,000 words and comply with Community Guidelines.
Vocal publishing guidelines are very similar to Medium.
In a nutshell, no hate speech, no plagiarism, no copyright images, no porn, no explicit nudity, no graphic violence, no terrorism, no self-harm or glorification of suicide, no sexual solicitation, and no child exploitation.
Prerequisite 3 — There is an age requirement. The minimum age required is 13 to write for Vocal and participate in challenges.
Prerequisite 4 — You also need be residing in a country where Stripe is available. You can connect your Vocal+ account to stripe as you do on Medium. Stripe currently covers 44 countries.