For over 25 years, the American Songwriter Amateur Lyric Contest has helped thousands of songwriters become involved in our community. Established in 1984, America Songwriter magazine sponsors six (6) contests per year that run in conjunction with each issue published. Entrants should send lyric sheet only, no cassettes or musical direction. The winning lyric, along with three (3) additional runners-up and ten (10) honorable mentions from each contest, will be published in the issue of American Songwriter that follows the deadline of each contest.

PRIZES: One of the four finalists will also be chosen for American Songwriter’s one-page Q&A feature in the following issue. The First place winner receives a Martin DX1 Koa acoustic guitar and a legendary Shure SM58 Microphone.

GRAND PRIZE: The annual winner, chosen from the six contest winners, will receive round trip airfare to Nashville and a dream co-writing session. The 2008 winner Abbie Gardner received a co-writing session with Chris Stapleton, hit writer and performer with The SteelDrivers.

ENTER THROUGH AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM

For all you technologically savvy songwriters, you can now enter quickly and easily through American Songwriter’s songwriter network, AmericanSongspace.com [BY CLICKING THE ORANGE LINK ABOVE]. We do NOT require you to join our site to enter any contest and have built this technology to allow you to submit your lyrics and songs to opportunities online, hassle free. And after submitting, if you are interested in seeing what thousands of other songwriters are doing, join for free. If not, GOOD LUCK with your entry!

ENTER THROUGH OUR THIRD PARTY PLATFORM – SONICBIDS

Sonicbids helps bands get gigs, and promoters book the right bands. With festivals, colleges, music licensing and much more, Sonicbids offers a diverse range of gigs for every kind of musician. Sonicbids and American Songwriter have been proud to work together for over 4 years. For more information on Sonicbids and to make your submission, visit Sonicbids.com.

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Feel free to email us at: info@americansongwriter.com if you have any questions.