DALLAS SONGWRITERS ASSOC. KICKS OFF 23rd ANNUAL SONG CONTEST

$5,000 in prizes for top winners

DALLAS--Amateur songwriters from around the world can compete in the 23^rd Annual Song Contest hosted by the Dallas Songwriters Assoc. (DSA). This year's contest features eight categories judged by music industry professionals and will offer more than $5,000 in prizes to the top winners.

Contestants can enter online via either DSA submission partner, www.broadjam.com or www.sonicbids.com, through June 17, or by mail with entry forms (CDs only, cassette tapes will not be accepted) mailed to: DSA 2013 Song Contest, Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Bld. #20, Dallas, TX 75219. Entry fees are $20 per song.

Winners in past years came from Massachusetts, California, New Hampshire, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Maryland, Virginia and North and South Carolina. Additional winners came from Canada, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

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Last year’s Grand Prize Winner, Macy Medford of The Woodlands, TX, won a Taylor model numberXXXXXX guitar signed by Nashville songwriter/artist Beth Nielson-Chapman, whose songs have been performed by Elton John, Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson, Faith Hill, Martina McBride and many others. She has also been a judge in the annual contest. OR HAS SHE????

Song categories for 2013 are:

1.   Christian/Inspirational

2.   Country

3.   Americana/Folk/Bluegrass

4.   Pop/Rock/R&B/Alternative

5.   Love Songs/Easy Listening

6.   Children's/Novelty

7.   Singer/Songwriter

8.   Instrumental

For more information log onto http://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com.

Dallas Songwriters Assoc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing information about the craft and business of songwriting. All styles of music are welcome in the DSA, and membership includes writers of all ages. DSA monthly activities include meetings with guest speakers, song critiques and performance showcases that are open to the public. In addition, the DSA supports and promotes workshops and contests and publishes a monthly newsletter. For more information, visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.dallassongwriters.org" www.dallassongwriters.org.