CALL FOR ENTRIES - ARTS FESTIVAL SONG WRITING CONTEST

Can you write an original song good enough to take the top prize in the Ashby Arts Festival song writing contest?

A cash prize of £50 plus a runner up prize of £25 is being offered for the best entry in this new competition, the final of which will take place at an Open Mic immediately following the festival’s Words to Music song writing workshop.

Songs must be original and unpublished, but can be in any genre and may be collaborative efforts between musicians and writers. Entries must be submitted on tape or CD together with a typed copy of the lyrics and an official entry form by the 3rd August, 2007. A short list of 10 song writers will be invited to take part in the final on Saturday, 11th August, 2007 at the Fair Field, Coleorton where the Words to Music workshop takes place.

The contest is being supported by www.writelink.co.uk a top UK writers web community. Entry forms and more details of both the song writing contest and Words to Music workshop can be downloaded from a special web page. http://www.writelink.co.uk/songwritingcontest