WINNERS OF THE 2024 DALLAS SONGWRITERS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST AND YOUNG SONGWRITER

 WINNERS

AMERICANA
1.  Dodged a Bullet by John Sizemore, Dallas, TX
2. The Growing Years by Matt Stemme, Clayton, NC
3. Devil Rail by John Zipperer, Leslie Barker, Canoga Park, CA
HM. My Own Way by Kendall Yancey, The Colony, TX *
            HM. You Don't Know What You Don't Know by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX

CHRISTIAN
1. The High Pasture by Mark Patterson, Plano, Tx
2. Blood of My Son by Steve Ledford, Garland, TX
3. First trip to Church  by Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
HM. Goodbye by Wayne Gathright, Austin, Tx
HM. Common Thread by Wayne Gahright, Austin, Tx  

COUNTRY
    1.    Love of a Good Man by Cara Anderton, Barnhart, PA
    2.    Wedding Party by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
    3.    Stand Tall by Robert Juch, Oro Valley, AZ

INSTRUMENTAL
1. Wings of freedom by Simon Niclas Hahn, Balingen, Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany
2. “Song for Tim – To a Life Well-Lived”  by Andrew Wolf, Washington, DC
3. Alone To Wonder by Kenney Noguera, Conconully, WA

LOVE SONGS/ EASY LISTENING
    1.    1111  by Melany Azpiolea, Garland, TX *
    2.    Fool Against Nature  by Kenny Noguera, Conconully, WA
    3.    Second Chances by Andrew Wolf, Mack Reynolds, Washington, DC
     HM Second Time Around  by Michael Abbass, Denver, CO

NOVELTY/ CHILDRENS
    
    1.    I Can't Rhyme by Lanny Sherwin, James Sherwin, Santa Barbara, CA
   2. The Door to Your Dreams by Mark Patterson, Plano, TX
   3. Skip Tracer by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA

POP/ROCK
1. Love Is real by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
2. Celebrity by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
3.Breathless by Kenny Noguera, Conconully, WA
3. Jagged Memories by Steve Ledford, Garland, TX

SINGER SONGWRITER
1. Love of a Good Man by Cara Anderton, Barnhart, PA
2. I Knew Her When She Wasn’t All That by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
3. Fun In Heaven by Michael Abbass, Denver, CO
HM. Fabulous Flying Machines by Karyn Oliver, Fort Worth, TX

YOUNG SONGWRITER
   1. Growing Pains by Emma James, Corpus Christi, TX
    2.    Broken by Emma James, Corpus Christi, TX
    3.    Imperfect by Chloe Tao, Dallas, Tx


GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
    1.    Song For Tim – To a Life Well-Lived  by Andrew Wolf, Washington, DC
    2.    Second Chances by Andrew Wolf, Mack Reynolds, Washington, DC
    3.    Skip Tracer by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA
  HM Second Time Around by Michael Abbass, Denver, CO