Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 05/22/2024

Welcome to the weekly update of the Leaderboard! We're thrilled to showcase Vocal's most discussed stories, popular picks, and rising stars. Let's dive into this past 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 this week's top stories that have sparked the most comments with their engaged readers.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Caroline Jane - For the Love of Life, Live

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Heather Hubler - Where the fault lies

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Donna Fox (HKB) - A Bloody Review

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

Shirley Belk - Seeking Answers

Novel Allen - What is it with people suddenly 'liking' stories and not commenting.

Dana Crandell - Brontosaurus

Mark Gagnon - Jolly Old England

Ameer Bibi - Too Much Love is Dangerous

✨ Popular Stories with the Most Likes this Week ✨

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

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Cathy holmes - The Edge of Extinction

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Suze Kay - Hunting Men

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Paul Stewart - Be Your Own Advocate Challenge

✨ 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): Dharrsheena Raja Segarran

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Marty Res

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Belle

✨ 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): John Cox

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Hannah Moore

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Babs Iverson

✨ 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): Emily Albers

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): angela hepworth

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Tasha McIntosh

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

Congratulations to all the winners! Your creativity continues to inspire. Looking forward to another week of literary excellence with you on Vocal.