To view Top 10 results of the 2008 Australian Songwriting Contest, with precise placings listed, Click Here. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!!
General facts about the Australian Songwriting Contest:
The ASA's Australian Songwriting Contest began in 1979, and is Australia’s longest running national songwriting contest for professional and amateur songwriters. Songs are submitted on CD or via Sonicbids (more ecomonical option), and are judged by Music Industry experts on originality and craftsmanship. The song does not have to be performed by the songwriter, but it must be original and unpublished at the time of entry (i.e. the song must not be signed to a publishing company). The recording quality of material is not relevant to the judging process.
When the Australian National Songwriting Contest is open (not at present), the ASA recommends Entry via an online facilty, Sonicbids. www.sonicbids.com/asasongcontest
Professional song feedback can also be ordered by entrants. See Feedback Service under Members tab for more details.
Contact:
ASA National Office
Locked Bag 18/178
Newtown NSW 2042
Australia
Categories
There are 13 Categories in the Australian National Songwriting Contest, including an open-genre International Category which citizens from any country of the World can enter (including Australians). Most of the other Categories are genre specific. It is up to you as the entrant what category you enter your song in, although if the judges feel that a song has been mis-categorised by the entrant, they will re-enter it in a more appropriate category to give it a better chance.
Entries Are Anonymous
We ask manual entrants not to put identifying information on their entries, but if they do, their entry will be rendered anonymous before judging takes place. Judges recieve material with idenifying numbers and song names only.
Two-tiered Judging
There are two levels of judging. Each judge scores each song according to the criteria, to arrive at a total score for each song from each judge. To remove judging bias, the entries which were the top thirty according to each judge are then selected out, and ranked (their top scoring entry receives a rank of 30 and then the next down 29 and so on). Those rankings are then added together to give a mark for that entry for the preliminary round. This method best allows for fairness to the entrant, considering that some judges may be low scorers or high scorers across the board. All finalists receive a letter advising them of their success in the preliminary round.
The top 20-30 songs based on those marks are then forwarded to a second round of judges. Again the same scoring process is used. So, for example, if a song scored 90 points as a final mark after using the ranking system that would mean it was the top choice of three judges and therefore a clear category winner.
Results
Once the top ten placings are decided, the first place winners of the Major Open Categories and Youth Category will receive a phonecall and/or be notified in writing. The remaining top ten finalists for each Category will be notified approximately 2 weeks prior the National Awards Night, and their actual official order of placings will be announced at that ceremony. Subsequently (straight after the National Awards Night) the final top 10 results will be posted on this site.
Nominations for the Songwriter of the Year and the Rudy Brandsma Award will be posted up on this site prior to the Awards Night.
In the event of a tied mark, entries are awarded equal placings and any prizes will be split between the entrants.
Judging Criteria
Songs are judged on aspects of the songwriting craft:
The ASA chooses the judges but is not responsible for their decisions. The ASA selects the winner of the Songwriter of the Year from among the Category Winners, and the Rudy Brandsma encouragement award from among member songwriters who have done well in the competition, or who display some outstanding element that cannot be overlooked.
For The 2008 Australian Songwriting Contest Categories, Rules & Conditions & Sponsors see this years Entry Form Here
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