Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 08/07/2024

Welcome to our weekly Leaderboard update! We're delighted to highlight Vocal's most popular stories and emerging talents. Join us as we recognize this week's standout contributors and their remarkable achievements.

A reminder of some ground rules we use to formulate the Leaderboard:

The time period of data analyzed for each weekly Leaderboard is collected from 12:00am Wednesday - 11:59pm Tuesday ET each week.

Creators can only win one place in one category on the leaderboard.

Creators cannot win the same category two consecutive weeks.

Creators will win the category that they placed the highest in. However, if the category they placed the highest in is the category they won the previous week, and they placed in another category in a lower place, they will win the category that they did not place in the previous week, in the lower place.

✨ Most Discussed Stories this Week ✨

Here are the stories that have sparked the most comments with their engaged readers this week.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Dharrsheena Raja Segarran - Sleepiphany

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Caroline Craven - Moving On

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Heather Hubler - it's a sine

Honorable Mentions are the stories that had the most comments without being selected as a Top Story. They will each receive a $3 Bonus.

🌟 Honorable Mentions

L.C. Schäfer - One For My Blog

angela hepworth - Grandma’s House

Hannah Moore - The Harbour and the Skiff

Dana Crandell - Note to Self

Novel Allen - Wonderful 'Savages' winners. Thanks to the 64 people who read the story, 23 who left a comment and the 22 who hearted.

✨ Popular Stories with the Most Likes this Week ✨

These are the stories that captured hearts (literally) and commanded admiration.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): D. J. Reddall - Demographic Shift

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): F Cade Swanson - Just let go

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Kelli Sheckler-Amsden - I Thought I’d Moved Past This

✨ Most Subscribed to Creators this Week ✨

These creators have shown they have what it takes to build a following, attracting the most new subscribers this week.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Esala Gunathilake

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Manisha Dhalani

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Alphonso Gowah

✨ Most Supportive Commenters this Week ✨

The pillars of our community, these creators excel in uplifting others by leaving the most comments.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Cindy Calder

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Mark Graham

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Rachel Deeming

✨ Emerging Creators✨

These creators have joined the platform within the last 90 days and achieved the highest combined likes and comments on their story, showcasing their rapidly growing impact on the community.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): ReadShakurr - Men and women

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Zivah Avraham - Husk of Humanity

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): babycham - pupillary reflex

Each winner will receive a well-deserved bonus in their Vocal Wallets within the next 72 hours.

Congratulations to all the winners! Your creativity and dedication to the craft continues to inspire. Here's to another week of fantastic reads.