
Graveyard Smash
Create the soundtrack for the ultimate Halloween party.
Prizes
- First Place:
- $1,000
- Second Place:
- $500
- Third Place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Sep 29, 2021
Submissions closed
Oct 06, 2021 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Oct 19, 2021
Prizes
- First Place:
- $1,000
- Second Place:
- $500
- Third Place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Sep 29, 2021
Submissions closed
Oct 06, 2021 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Oct 19, 2021
About this challenge
It's officially Spooky Season again. 👻 Here at Vocal, we live for October. It's time to start digging through the costume boxes, stocking up the candy drawers, and...
Wait a minute, hold on. We're already getting ahead of ourselves. Before we start seriously planning our October 31st festivities, we need to make sure the vibes are right. To that end, we need the right music. For this first Halloween-themed Challenge, we want you to curate the perfect Halloween party playlist. Set the mood to be boo-ed with a playlist that will bring out the scariest and spookiest in all of us.
Embed a link to the playlist in your story, and tell us why this selection of songs is the perfect catalog for our favorite day of the year: Halloween. Let's get this party started. It's Spooky Season at Vocal, and we're so glad to have you along for the ride. 🎃
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 October 5, 2021, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.
The Graveyard Smash Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more and upgrade to Vocal+ visit https://everydaydealxhub.live/vocal-plus%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E%3Cp class="css-1923z11-Text">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 countries will not be eligible to win.
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