Songwriting Competition 2025
LYRICS: Strike a chord.
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Who’s Eligible: Young Writers (13-19)Tooltip
Piece Length: 50-500 words

We play music at weddings and funerals, at coronations and political rallies, in headphones and over speakers. In films, music can build suspense or resolve the moment; at night, music can lull us to sleep. “ANYTHING can be a song seed,” writes former Guest Judge Avanti Nagral. So, dear writers, will you devise a melancholy melody or an electrifying tune that makes us want to dance? Whichever you choose, write a song of your own—and record it if you’d like! This month, we’ll select two winners, one for best lyrics and another for best performance.

 

**PRIZES** 

Best Lyrics and Best Performance Winner will each receive $100. Best Peer Review will receive $50. 

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