International Songwriting Competition 2008

The deadline for entries for the International Songwriting Competition 2008 has been extended a further six weeks, and the final deadline is now 1 December - this is the latest permitted date of posting, and for online submission the deadline is 11.59 p.m. EST on 1 December.

The panel of judges includes thirty-four major recording artists (e.g. Chris Hillman, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Waits) and twenty-one record company, agency, or media figures. More than $150,000 in cash and prizes will be shared among the winners, including an overall grand prize of $25,000 (US) cash.

Entrants may submit songs in any of twenty categories of which Country, Americana, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Gospel/Christian, and Instrumental are most relevant to bluegrass and related music. A new category, Music Video, has been added this year. More details and entry forms are on the website.