Bannon Open Songwriting Awards
Promoting a bi-annual songwriting competition in 6 different categories and highlighting John Mellencamp, his songs and news. Prizes and industry exposure for the winners.
Cooch Music
Running an amateur songwriters contest, and offering an opportunity to listen to and vote on the competing songs.
Dallas Songwriters Contest
Annual song, and on-going lyric contests, with winners receiving cash and other prizes. Site also includes resources for professionals and those new to the industry.
Goodnight Kiss Song Contest
Story songs in all styles for this year's contest. Personal stories, great songs are what is required.
Great American Song Contest
Annual songwriting competition sponsored by Songwriters Resource Network, a free online news and education resource. All entries are critiqued by music industry professionals.
MOVA
Arts festival songwriters competition. All genres. Beginners welcome. Workshops, critiques, cash and prizes for the competition. Lake Guntersville, Alabama.
Nashville Symposium
Nashville's 3-day songwriter convention. Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) and NSAI coordinate songwriter workshops. Showcases, exhibits, awards, and prizes.
Ritmi Globali Europei
Describing an Italian music contest including one category for singers-composers open to artists 35 years of age or younger.
Songwriting Contests - The Muse's Muse
Listings of all the major songwriting contests and competitions with entry dates.
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest
Dedicated to creating opportunities for professional and amateur songwriters, Yoko Ono Lennon presents annual contest in 12 genres with cash prizes and contracts awarded. Information on past winners; rules and application.
The SIBL Project
SIBL ("Songs Inspired by Literature") is a songwriting contest, promoting the need for and funding adult literacy programs. All proceeds further this cause. Includes contest rules and information on projects being supported.
The Ten-Minute Musicals Project
A unique annual international competition for short stage musicals, whether original or previously produced, excerpted from longer works or complete in themselves.
UK Songwriting Contest
Prestigious annual UK songwriting competition from the BRIT Trust, The World Music Foundation, Roland UK, MusicAid.org and others. Contest prizes include publishing deals, recording equipment, and career development.
United Nations Song Contest - Songs for a Better World
Official site of the world's most prestigious songwriting event and competition.
USA Songwriting Competition
Promoting contests in six languages and fifteen genres, judged by industry professionals; information and media on past winners, testimonials, links to winning songs. Rules and entry form for current competition.
