Prizes

Grand prize: $1,000

Second place: $500

Third place: $250

Dates to know

August 7: Submissions open

August 13, 11:59 PM EST: Submissions close

August 18: Winners announced

About this Challenge

We want to hear what you're doing to make a change. Yes, that's right—we're calling on you, our community of creators, to share your most inventive and innovative sustainability hacks. It's no surprise that younger generations are asking older ones to step up and make a change in a lifestyle that for years has caused quite a bit of harm to our planet. So, we want Vocal+ members to come together and share sustainable alternatives to your everyday activities. Are you an avid secondhand shopper? Have you started (and loved) meatless Mondays? Have you switched to eco-friendly cleaning products for your home? Anything and everything counts! Enter the Sustainability Hacks Challenge and share the creative ways in which you're doing your part to help take care of our planet.

Requirements

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 August 13, 2020, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.

The Sustainability Hacks 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 35 countries will not be eligible to win.