Lyric Contests

Gananoque, Ontario-based songwriter Mike Guiney has scored the Grand Prize for the 2019 American Songwriter Lyric Contest. The winning lyric, "Changing (While Staying The Same)," won 1st place in the May/June bi-monthly contest. Each year, all six...

American Songwriter Jan/Feb 2020 Lyric Contest Winners

American Songwriter has received countless submissions for each 2019 bi-monthly Lyric Contest in hopes of being awarded annual Grand prize -- and the time to make a final decision is fast approaching. The winner will receive:

The judges for the 2020 American Songwriter Lyric Contest have been announced, and this year’s crop of jurists includes some of the best singer-songwriters in the game today. Read about our High Court below, and be sure to enter the...

We are currently accepting entries for the March/April 2020 Lyric Contest. Deadline is January 15th, 2019 at 11:59pm CST.

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“My head is always spinning with new tunes or lyrics everywhere I go.”

Deadline is September 15th.

Congratulations to all of our September/October 2018 winners! Click here to enter the November/December 2018 contest. 1st Place “If I Were A Bottle” by Samantha Elin Tarzana, CA If I were a bottle of tequila Would you love me then Would you dance with me through...

We are currently accepting entries for the July/August 2018 Lyric Contest. Deadline is May 15th at 11:59pm CST. Enter now for your chance to win a... Co-Write with Charlie Worsham Professional Demo Session (1 song) at Omni Sound Studios ...