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Spring Forward
Share your best organization tips and tricks.
Prizes
- First place:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Mar 10, 2021
Submissions closed
Mar 17, 2021 5:59 AM CUT
Results
Mar 23, 2021
Prizes
- First place:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Mar 10, 2021
Submissions closed
Mar 17, 2021 5:59 AM CUT
Results
Mar 23, 2021
About this challenge
As the weather gets warmer and we emerge from hibernation, it feels like the perfect time to regroup and prepare for a fresh start as the seasons begin to change.
Whether you need a reset or a refresh, what's something you're doing to get your life in order? Are you starting to use a bullet journal, or maybe creating a capsule wardrobe? Is there an organization hack that has helped make your life easier? Whatever practice or habits you've put in place to improve your day-to-day, we want to know what your tips and tricks are for organizing your life.
Enter the Spring Forward Challenge by sharing your plans for optimizing your life. Whether it's tidying up your space or using a productivity tool at work, good habits set us up for long-term success. So, let us know how you're improving yourself and your life going into the new season, new and improved!
How to enter
For your story to be eligible, it must be between 600 and 5,000 words and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stories published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until March 16, 2021, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.
The Spring Forward Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more and upgrade to Vocal+ visit https://vocal.media/vocal-plus.
To be eligible to win the grand prize, second place, or third place prizes, you must be over the age of 13 and residing in a country where Stripe is available at the time of entry. A complete list of countries where Stripe is available can be found here—winners will need to have a Stripe account created and connected in order to receive the prizes. For this reason, entrants located outside of any of these 39 countries will not be eligible to win.
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