Australia’s biggest live songwriting comp is back with $45K in prizes
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29.05.2025

Australia’s biggest live songwriting comp is back with $45K in prizes

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Aspiring and established songwriters across the country still have time to throw their hat in the ring for The Songwriting Prize

Run by award-winning mental health music charity Listen Up Music, The Songwriting Prize is Australia’s largest live performance songwriting competition, and this year, there’s a massive $45,000 in prizes up for grabs.

The Songwriting Prize

  • Entries close: Friday 30 May, 6pm

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Open to artists from all walks of life, the competition focuses on originality, musicality and the power of performance. Finalists will get the rare opportunity to perform their songs live in front of a panel of respected industry judges and a room full of music lovers.

Beyond the impressive prize pool, the competition is all about connection. It brings together a vibrant community of artists and celebrates music’s unique ability to foster wellbeing, self-expression and support.

If you’ve got an original track you believe in, this is the platform to get it heard.

Get all the details and submit your song here.