Originally Posted by William Lord
I run a nonprofit called The Global Z Recording Project. We hosted our first songwriting contest and the response was, well, dismal.

http://www.globalzrecording.org/phase-1-maryland/

To be fair, we had a very targeted audience. We promoted an Americana genre songwriting contest in mid-November to K-12 and college/university students across the state of Maryland by sending out almost 1000 emails to Maryland-based music organizations, media, educators, professors, etc, plus we posted promo blips on our website and social media. So I am hoping I can get input from the wonderful JPF members to get your thoughts on what motivates you to submit your songs to a songwriting contest. Does prize money really matter?

Devising a successful formula for hosting songwriting contests is crucial to our operational model, so your thoughts are highly valued and appreciated.

Bill Lord
Founder & Executive Director
The Global Z Recording Project


all of the successful songwriting contests have big prizes, are nationwide, and have VIPs involved. Just an observation.