Dallas Songwriters Young Songwriters Contest Now Open for Entries: Deadline Sept 30

 DSA Young Songwriters Contest

Presented by the Dallas Songwriters Association for student entrants 18 and under

  Dallas Songwriters Association has a mission to mentor and recognize young performing songwriter talent. The Dallas Songwriters Association’s Young Songwriters Contest offers winner a $100 cash prize or a chance to win a $500 scholarship, a membership in the Dallas Songwriters Association and a performance spot on the Dallas Songwriters Awards Program in January 2025, plus various other showcase opportunities in 2025 in our Songwriters Spotlight series at local venues and festivals stages. Our judges are industry pros. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: Sept 30.

Dallas Songwriters Young Songwriters Contest 2024 Now Open- Deadline September 30th

All Genres are accepted

Entry Fee $15

Deadline: Friday, Sept 30th

Submissions Close at Midnight. 

Enter Online 

https://dallassongwriters.org/young-songwriters-contest/

OR ENTER BY MAIL please include an email and phone number

Mail your check and entries to:

Dallas Songwriters Association

Young Songwriters Contest Director

Sammons Center For The Arts

3630 Harry Hines Blvd. #20

Dallas, Texas 75219

(voicemail) 214-302-9502

e-mail: DSA YOUNG SONGWRITERS CONTEST

MAIL IN ENTRIES MUST BE POST MARKED BY Sept 30th.

 or you can mail your CD and pay with check or online at our DSA store with credit card or Paypal. https://dallas-songwriters-association.square.site/product/young-songwriters-contest/23?cs=true

Song Contest Rules

https://youngsongwriterscontest.blogspot.com/p/dsa-young-songwriter-contest-rules.html

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: Sept 30
Semi-Finalists Announced: Nov 13, 2025

Finalists and Grand Prize Winners Announced: Jan 17, 2026

EMMA JAMES OUR YOUNG SONGWRITER WINNER FOR 2024

EMMA JAMES OUR YOUNG SONGWRITER WINNER

Emma James is our 2024 Young Songwriter winner with her song, Growing Pains.  Her song “Broken” came in second place. In 2022, Emma was first runner up in DSA’s Young Songwriters Contest and she won first place in 2023.

Emma is a Texas born and raised singer-songwriter from Corpus Christi, Tx who has been singing since she was a toddler and she frequently put a melody to even the most mundane tasks like her elementary math homework. By nine years old, she was putting lyrics to melody and entertaining her family. Now, at only 16 years old, she has penned more than 200 original songs. As a multi instrumentalist playing piano, guitar and ukulele, she has established herself as a well rounded musician.

Often she can be found at local Farmer's Markets, Festivals, Art Galleries and has opened for Deana Carter, Jack Ingram, Roger Creager, Lee Greenwood and several others. However, her favorite place to sing is at her church on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights.
Emma plans to attend Belmont University and study music business and she has her sights set as a singer-songwriter in Nashville. Emma just completed recording for her debut album which will be released in the spring of 2025. You can find out more information on her website https://emmajamesmusic.com/

Chloe Tao was our 3rd place winner with her song, Imperfect.

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