Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 11/29/2023

Welcome to the latest edition of the Vocal Bonus Leaderboard, where we showcase the outstanding achievements of our creators! 🌟 Based on feedback from yesterday's Creator Chat (and many other voices prior!), we are thrilled to introduce a new Leaderboard category: Emerging Creators. This award recognizes creators who joined the platform within the last 90 days, and achieved the highest combined number of likes and comments on a story published in the past week. It's our way of acknowledging and encouraging new creators on the platform. The addition of this award is just the beginning of enhancements we will make to the Leaderboard.

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

Now, let's dive into this week's winners. Each creator has played a crucial role in making Vocal a hub of creativity and engagement.

✨ 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): Dharrsheena Raja Segarran for "Disturbia"

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Donna Renee for "50,000 Words Challenge"

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Heather Hubler for "Revelry and Request"

Honorable Mentions are the stories that had the most comments without being selected as a Top Story.

🌟 Honorable Mentions

Tiffany Gordon for "Dear Vocal..."

Donna Fox (HKB) for "A Tale of Thieves (Part Seven)"

The Invisible Writer for "How to Keep Going"

Celia in Underland for "Bot-nik"

Novel Allen for "Men in Skirts...I mean Kilts"

✨ Popular Stories with the Most Likes this Week ✨

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

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Grz Colm for "Self-Sabotage"

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Lamar Wiggins for "Gravity"

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Paul Stewart for "Write the Good Fight"

✨ 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): Carl L. Lane

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Jollyoddbod Poetry

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Rachel Deeming

✨ Most Supportive Commenters this Week ✨

The pillars of our community, these creators excel in uplifting others through their thoughtful comments.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Hannah Moore

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Cathy Holmes

🥉 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): Kristine Milewski for "Caregiver's Dilemma"

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Davina Z. McKee for "Magic Man"

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Angel Adagio for "Starting My Story"

Each winner will receive a well-deserved bonus in their Vocal Wallets within the next 72 hours. Congrats to all of the winners and a big thank you to the readers, likers, commenters, and subscribers!