Love Unraveled
Write a personal reflection that explores the complexities of love.
Prizes
- Grand Prize:
- $400
- Second Place:
- $143
- 10 Runners-up:
- $20
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Feb 10, 2024
Submissions closed
Mar 02, 2024 4:59 AM CUT
Results
Mar 21, 2024
Prizes
- Grand Prize:
- $400
- Second Place:
- $143
- 10 Runners-up:
- $20
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Feb 10, 2024
Submissions closed
Mar 02, 2024 4:59 AM CUT
Results
Mar 21, 2024
About this challenge
The Prompt
Write a personal reflection that explores the complexities of love.
Join us as we unravel the mysteries, joys, and challenges of love through the power of personal storytelling. In this challenge, we encourage you to unravel the layers of how you define love by sharing your unique perspective and experiences. Perhaps your reflection is a snapshot of how you viewed love at a certain point in your life, maybe it is about the love you yearn for, or maybe it is that you don't yearn for love at all. Help us understand love – the concept and the feeling – that deeply humanizes us.
Here are some ideas to spark your exploration:
Entries will be evaluated based on their creativity, emotional resonance, and ability to convey the essence of "love unraveled" in a compelling and authentic manner.
In order for your submission to qualify, it must be:
- Between 600-2,500 words.
The Prizes
- Grand Prize: $400
- Second Place: $143
- 10 Runners-Up: $20
How to enter
For your piece to be eligible, it should adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stories published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until 11:59 PM ET on March 1, 2024 will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.
The Love Unraveled 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 runners-up 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 countries will not be eligible to win.
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