Songwriting Contests and Competitions

Songwriting contests are everywhere on the internet. Wait until you are writing good songs before you invest your time and money in songwriting competitions. The decision you have to make is do you want to pay the entry fee and will you get prizes and recognition out of it.

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However it is possible to win song writing competitions. I won the Broadjam Nov. 2007 lyric writing contest, pocketed $250 and got recognition with a photo and short write up in their newsletter. There you go, winning also gives you shameless bragging rights. Check out one of many songwriting contests

The same song "Louise Leave Louisiana With Me" also was a county finalist in the Dec 2007 contest at Song Of The Year. Check it out.

How does winning song writing contests really make a difference? Recognition is what you make of it. There is personal satisfaction and I can tell you from experience, real recognition is hard to come by and hard to judge what it's worth. Winning song writing competitions is proof you have something going for you as a songwriter.

Winning also gives you promotional material and bragging rights. Some contests will give you free write ups and promotional material. You can get this even if you are a runner up or honorable mention.

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For example include it in your bio, on your website, in promotional material to the media to get gigs and attention. I got my first fan sign up at my songwriting website as a result of a promotion.

Songwriting can be a lonely adventure that provides no end of people saying "no" to your creations. Songs feel like your "baby" and rejection feel gut wrenching if you take it too personally. However recognition can be amazing, every songwriter wants to feel it.

Each contest usually has different categories for the different genres of music. However some song writing competitions are specific to a genre or location. There are a few big ones that offer large amounts of cash and prizes.

We Are Listening - Songwriting contests and lyric writing competitions for independent artists along with tips for indie promotion and opportunities to listen to and rate performances by other musicians.

Great American Song Contest Highly recommended international songwriting event for songwriters, lyricists & composers.

The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is one of the larger song writing contests. There are many others, here is a list of song contests you might check out.

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