Congratulations to these songwriters who have recently placed in
international song contests!
Factor Eight: 2018 Finalist in Unsigned Only’s “Screenshot” category for “Elan,” and also in the public-voted “Fandemonium” category for “Screenshot.”
Dawn Schumilas was a Double Finalist in the Great American Song Contest with “Gramma’s Apron Pockets” in Folk/Americana and “Rubber Galoshes” in Special Category Music.
Canadian Songwriting Competition winners:
Dawn Schumilas, Lyrics Only
Kara Golemba, Folk
Michael Harmel (Government Town), Lyrics Only, and Adult
Contemporary
Songwriter Pete Oldridge/performed by The Great Fuss, Live Performance
Vinze, Poor Nameless Boy, Gianluigi Fazio, David West - Electronic
And Semi-Finalists:
Alexandra Barabe, Jared Robinson, Obadiah Thompson in Pop
Allyson Reigh, Alexis Normand, Farideh Olsen in Folk
Dawn Schumilas & Don Happner in Lyrics Only
Erica Maier, Julie Maier, Lenore Maier in Canadiana
Glenn Sutter in Folk
Jen Lane in Folk
John Antoniuk in Folk
Kara Golemba in Undiscovered
Marie Veronique Bourque in Francophone
Michael Harmel with 2 additional songs in Lyrics Only and one in Rock
Pete Oldridge in Rock
International Songwriting Competition 2017 Semi-Finalists:
Jeff Wyatt “My Wandering Eyes” - Blues
Jen Lane “Waitin For You” - Americana
Michael Harmel (Government Town) “Paper Heart” - Americana
Paul Runalls and Chris Atkinson “Plane Ride” - Children’s Music
Paul Runalls “Jungle Police” - Children’s Music
Ramsay Moore (The Qarah) “Breath Of Life” - Music Video
Rylan Goudreau (Smilin’ Rylan) - “Biggie The Baby Basset Hound” - Children’s Music
