Past Winners

PAST SONG CATEGORY GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

2021      22nd Annual      Tarrah Walston

2020       21st Annual       Matthew Soileau (co-writer Brandon Chase)

2019      20th Annual        Robert Ragosta (co-writers Zack Dyer, Austin Nivarel, and Joe Ragosta)

2018      19th Annual        Jacob Noe (co-writer Canaan Stanley)

2017      18th Annual        John Gurney (co-writer Erin Ashley O’Keefe)

2016      17th Annual        Lauren McLamb (co-writer Trannie Stevens)

2015      16th Annual        Blaine Younger

2014      15th Annual        Derek Toomey (co-writer Jeff Silver)

2013      14th Annual        Matt Casey (co-writers Keith Dozier & David Wagner)

2012      13th Annual        Bill Diluigi

2011      12th Annual        Andy Timmons

2010      11th Annual        Doug Lowe (co-writer Garen Brett)

2009      10th Annual        Tonya Poe (co-writers Wayne Smotherman)

2008      9th Annual          David Stewart (co-writer Mary Beth Stone)

2007      8th Annual          Diana Kelley

2006      7th Annual          Charlie Worsham

2005      6th Annual          Zane Williams

2004      5th Annual          Keith Taggert

2003      4th Annual          Jesse Terry

2002      3rd Annual          Tracy Naples

2001      2nd Annual         Steve Casey (co-writer Dan McNeil)

2000      1st Annual          Connie Howard

PAST LYRIC-ONLY WINNERS

2021      22nd Annual         James Maltese (Princeton, NJ)            "Ferris Wheels"

2020      21st Annual          Claire Bunnik (Pefferlaw, ON)               "Raising A Son"       

2019      20th Annual          Mark Giufre (Burnt Hills, NY)                "Cast Away"

2018      19th Annual          Michael R.J. Roth (Rio Rancho, NM)    "The Price Of A Song"

2017      18th Annual          Bobby Evans (Silex, MO)           "Keep Her Falling"

2016      17th Annual          Laura Miller (co-writer Cindy Lee Collins)  (Nashville, TN)       "Flying Home"

2015      16th Annual          Jeff Tiffin (co-writer Steve Geery) (Aubrey, TX)   "No Country For Old Men"