2020 Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards - Call for Songwriters

The sixth annual Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards is seeking the best local songwriters! The competition will award a Grand Prize of $10,000 and 25 hours of recording studio time with Innovation Station Music. A Young Songwriter Prize of $2,500 will also be awarded. Full-time residents of Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia are eligible to apply. Each song must have lyrics. All genres of music are accepted. The competition’s first round judges, who include professional artists, booking agents and music academia, will choose the semifinalists. A grand prize jury will then select the finalists who will each perform two of their original songs for a live audience on Friday, March 13, 2020, in Bethesda, MD. The award winners will be announced at the close of the show. Deadline to apply is Friday, November 8.