- 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.
- United Nations Song Contest - Songs for a Better World - Official site of the world's most prestigious songwriting event and competition.
 | - 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..
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| - 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..
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| - 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..
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| - MOVA - Arts festival songwriters competition. All genres. Beginners welcome. Workshops, critiques, cash and prizes for the competition. Lake Guntersville, Alabama..
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| - Nashville Symposium - Nashville's 3-day songwriter convention. Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) and NSAI coordinate songwriter workshops. Showcases, exhibits, awards, and prizes..
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| - Ritmi Globali Europei - Describing an Italian music contest including one category for singers-composers open to artists 35 years of age or younger..
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| - 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..
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| 50) this.border=1"> | - Songwriters' Drive-In - Promoting the art songwriting, with free crash course in writing lyrics; evaluations, tips, contests and samples of recent winning lyrics. A new competition each month and chance to collaborate on writing a rock opera..
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| - 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..
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| - 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..
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| - 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..
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