Grand Prize: One of the bi-monthly First Place winners is selected each year for a Grand Prize trip to Nashville, Tennessee (includes two round-trip travel tickets). We’ll schedule a dream co-writing session for the winner with a legendary Nashville songwriter and a full band demo recording session at a leading Nashville demo studio.

First Place: First place winner receives a Martin DCX1E acoustic-electric cutaway guitar and a Shure SM58 Microphone and four (4) sets of Elixir® S trings (you choose flavor and gauge) and one Elixir® guitar cable.

Finalists: Top four finalists have their lyrics printed in American Songwriter magazine.

Honorable Mentions: Ten honorable mentions are recognized in each issue.

*** Remember, this is a LYRICS-ONLY contest, so it is not necessary to have an Audio File attached to the lyric/song you would like to enter (although it is fine if you do). Both Members and non-Members of AmericanSongspace.com need only to account for the LYRIC SHEET for each song entry!

>> 2009/2010 Lyric Contest Music Industry Judges:

* ADAM SWART (MUSIC SUPERVISOR, 35 SOUND)

* DAVID WILKES (VP A&R, KOCH RECORDS/E1 MUSIC)

* JOHN ALLEN (VP/CREATIVE DIRECTOR, BUG MUSIC)

* PAUL ROPER (GM, DUALTONE MUSIC GROUP)

* MIKE KING (PROFESSOR, BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC)

* CHAD GREEN (MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE, ASCAP)

* CLINT WILEY (AGENT, AGENCY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS)

* DOAK TURNER (OWNER/EDITOR, NASHVILLE MUSE)

* JUSTIN LEVENSON (MANAGER, LICENSING OPERATIONS, SESAC)

* BRADLEY COLLINS (DIRECTOR WRITER/PUBLISHER RELATIONS)

* DOUGLAS WATERMAN (A&R DIRECTOR, AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM)

>> Upcoming Lyric Contest DEADLINES:

March 16, 2010 (May/June Issue), May 18, 2010 (July/Aug Issue)

ENTER CONTEST HERE!